Education
University of Amsterdam. Cardiff University; Hotelschool The Hague.
University of Amsterdam. Cardiff University; Hotelschool The Hague.
Van Wijngaarden studied change and personnel management at the Hotelschool The Hague between 1996 and 2000. He studied journalism, media and culture for one year at Cardiff University between 2002 and 2003. This was followed up by a study of Dutch law at the University of Amsterdam from 2006 to 2011.
Van Wijngaarden worked in communication and public affairs for several years, including as manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers between 2011 and 2014.
He was member and party leader of the borough council of Amsterdam-Zuid from May 2007 until April 2014.