Bastiaan "Bas" van 't Wout (born 22 April 1979) is a Dutch politician who has served as Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy since 20 January 2021 in the Third Rutte cabinet. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he was previously elected to the House of Representatives from 2012 to 2020, before he held the position of State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment from 2020 until 2021.