Lilianne Ploumen
| Her Excellency Lilianne Ploumen | |
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| Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Henk Bleker |
| President of the Labour Party | |
| In office 6 October 2007 – 22 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Michiel van Hulten |
| Succeeded by | Hans Spekman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1962 Maastricht, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University |
Elisabeth Maria Josepha (Lilianne) Ploumen (born 12 July 1962 in Maastricht) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). She has been Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the second Rutte cabinet since 5 November 2012. She was also the chairwoman of the Labour Party from 6 October 2007 until 22 January 2012, when she resigned and was succeeded by Hans Spekman.[1]
Ploumen studied social history at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
In the evening of her appointment as a minister she went to Turkey for her first trade mission.
References
- (Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ↑ (Dutch) Lilianne Ploumen nieuwe PvdA-voorzitter, NRC Handelsblad, September 24, 2007
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