[6] A subsidiary bookkeeping firm offering services to hospitality businesses was established under his leadership, and Beljaarts served as co-director.
During his cabinet confirmation hearing, Beljaarts declared that he had been a non-executive director until January 2023 and that a criminal complaint had only been filed against the other co-director.
[3][8] After the PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB formed the Schoof cabinet, Beljaarts was sworn in as Minister of Economic Affairs on 2 July 2024.
Due to significant opposition in the House of Representatives, he promised to postpone legislation until after an investigation by the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM).
[10] Beljaarts championed efforts to expand the semiconductor industry in the European Union (EU), as the Netherlands already housed photolithography machine producer ASML.