When he was 22, he was involved in local organizations that were active on a range of political hot topics, including abortion, euthanasia, unemployment and nuclear arms.

[1] He was the driver of the leader of the Christian Democrats (CDA) in the House of Representatives Bert de Vries, which was his introduction to national politics.

He was a frequent guest at the popular late night talk show Barend & Van Dorp and at the business channel RTL Z.

He built a reputation to be the first with political news, and was able to publish the national budget before its embargo ended at Prinsjesdag (start of the parliamentary year and speech from the throne).

[6] Wester visited an addiction clinic in South-Africa during this professional break and he arrived back home at the end of October.