Lilianne Ploumen

Lilianne Ploumen
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 byLodewijk Asscher
Succeeded byAttje Kuiken
Leader of the Labour Party
in the House of Representatives
In office
14 January 2021  12 April 2022
Preceded byLodewijk Asscher
Succeeded byAttje Kuiken
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
In office
5 November 2012  26 October 2017
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byMaxime Verhagen (Development Cooperation, 2010)
Succeeded bySigrid Kaag
Chair of the Labour Party
In office
6 October 2007  22 January 2012
LeaderWouter Bos
Job Cohen
Preceded byMichiel van Hulten
Succeeded byHans Spekman
Personal details
Born
Elisabeth Maria Josepha Ploumen

(1962-07-12) 12 July 1962
Maastricht, Netherlands
Political partyGL (before 2002)
PvdA (since 2003)
EducationErasmus 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.