Geoffrey van Leeuwen

Geoffrey van Leeuwen
Van Leeuwen in December 2023
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
Acting
In office
4 December 2023 – 15 April 2024
Preceded byLiesje Schreinemacher
Succeeded byLiesje Schreinemacher
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Afghanistan
In office
2016–2018
Preceded byHenk Jan Bakker[1]
Succeeded byErnst Noorman[2]
Personal details
Born
Geoffrey E.W. van Leeuwen

(1971-02-07) 7 February 1971 (age 53)
The Hague, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Diplomat
  • civil servant

Geoffrey van Leeuwen (born 7 February 1971) is a Dutch diplomat and civil servant who served as acting Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation between December 2023 and April 2024 during the maternity leave of Liesje Schreinemacher. He has also been the ambassador of the Netherlands to Afghanistan.

  1. ^ "Henk Jan Bakker". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Ernst Noorman". Government of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2024.