Dilan Yeşilgöz

Dilan Yeşilgöz
Yeşilgöz in 2024
Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Assumed office
14 August 2023
Preceded byMark Rutte
Minister of Justice and Security
In office
10 January 2022  2 July 2024
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byFerdinand Grapperhaus
Succeeded byDavid van Weel
State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
In office
25 May 2021  10 January 2022
Serving with Mona Keijzer (2021)
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byMartijn van Dam (2017)
Succeeded byHans Vijlbrief
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
6 December 2023
In office
23 March 2017  3 September 2021
Personal details
Born (1977-06-18) 18 June 1977
Ankara, Turkey
Citizenship
  • Netherlands
  • Turkey
Political partyVVD (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations
SP (1999–2009)
GroenLinks (2004)
PvdA (2004)
Spouse
René Zegerius
(m. 2013)
Alma materVrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (née Yeşilgöz; born 18 June 1977) is a Dutch politician who has served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2023. She also served as Minister of Justice and Security in the fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024 and previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021 and as State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy from 2021 until 2022.