Lilianne Ploumen
Lilianne Ploumen | |
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Ploumen in 2017 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 22 April 2022 | |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 23 January 2021 – 12 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lodewijk Asscher |
| Succeeded by | Attje Kuiken |
| Leader of the Labour Party in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 14 January 2021 – 12 April 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Lodewijk Asscher |
| Succeeded by | Attje Kuiken |
| Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation | |
| In office 5 November 2012 – 26 October 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Maxime Verhagen (Development Cooperation, 2010) |
| Succeeded by | Sigrid Kaag |
| Chair of the Labour Party | |
| In office 6 October 2007 – 22 January 2012 | |
| Leader | Wouter Bos Job Cohen |
| Preceded by | Michiel van Hulten |
| Succeeded by | Hans Spekman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elisabeth Maria Josepha Ploumen 12 July 1962 Maastricht, Netherlands |
| Political party | GL (before 2002) PvdA (since 2003) |
| Education | Erasmus University Rotterdam (BA, MA) |
Elisabeth Maria Josepha "Lilianne" Ploumen DCSG (Dutch pronunciation: [eːˈlisaːbɛt maːˈrijaː joːˈseːfaː liliˈjɑnə ˈplumə(n)]; born 12 July 1962) is a Dutch politician and activist who served as Leader of the Labour Party from January 2021 until April 2022. She had been a member of the House of Representatives since 2017, as well as parliamentary leader since 2021, leaving the House of Representatives upon her resignation as party leader. Ploumen previously served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation from 2012 to 2017.