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 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 (1962-07-12) 12 July 1962 (age 61) 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 liliˈɑnə 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.