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 (age 62)
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.[1] Ploumen previously served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation from 2012 to 2017.

  1. ^ Ploumen, Lilianne (12 April 2022). "Waarom ik terugtreed". PvdA. Retrieved 12 April 2022.