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| Her ExcellencyDilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius | |
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.png) Yeşilgöz-Zegerius in 2022 | |
| Minister of Justice and Security | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Grapperhaus |
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy | |
| In office 25 May 2021 – 10 January 2022Serving with Mona Keijzer (2021) | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Martijn van Dam (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Hans Vijlbrief |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 3 September 2021 | |
| Member of Amsterdam City Council | |
| In office 19 March 2014 – 23 March 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dilan Yeşilgöz. (1977-06-18) 18 June 1977 (age 47) Ankara, Turkey |
| Citizenship | Netherlands, Turkey |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Spouse |
René Zegerius (m. 2013) |
| Residence | Amsterdam |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Politician |
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (Template:IPA-nl; born 18 June 1977) is a Dutch politician who has served as Minister of Justice and Security in the Fourth Rutte cabinet since 10 January 2022. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021 and State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy from 2021 until 2022.
Early life
Yeşilgöz-Zegerius was born in Ankara, Turkey, and emigrated to the Netherlands as a child. Her mother is from a Turkish origin and her father is Kurdish and originally from Tunceli. Her father, Yücel Yeşilgöz, a left-wing trade unionist, escaped from Turkey and sought asylum in the Netherlands in 1980, after the 1980 coup. Dilan Yeşilgöz escaped to the Greek island of Kos in 1984 by boat, along with her mother and sister, at the age of 7. Later she became a refugee from there, getting asylum in the Netherlands.
After attending her secondary education at the Vallei College in Amersfoort between 1991 and 1997, Yeşilgöz then studied social and cultural sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam where she obtained a Master's degree in Culture, Organization and Management in 2003.
Political career
Yeşilgöz-Zegerius started her political career at the Socialist Party, where she was a board member for the Amersfoort branch of the party. After this she started writing for the youth delegation of the Labour Party and followed an internship at GroenLinks.
From 2014 to 2017, Yeşilgöz-Zegerius held a seat in the municipal council of Amsterdam. She was placed fourth on the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy list in the 2014 municipal election. As a councilor, Yeşilgöz committed to tackling and criminalizing street harassment of LGBT people and women. She worked on this in the city council for three years, but proposals were always rejected by a majority. When she left for the House of Representatives in 2017, then mayor Eberhard van der Laan praised her tenacity. He called it his farewell gift to Yeşilgöz that there would be an integrated approach to street intimidation in Amsterdam, based on a proposal she had submitted with Marijke Shashavari of the CDA at the time. A majority of the city council approved this proposal. De Volkskrant characterized by her tenacious nature as a "pit bull with empathy".
Yeşilgöz-Zegerius was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2017 general election. She initially served as her party's spokesperson for justice and security, but her portfolio later included climate policy and energy policy. On 25 May 2021, she was appointed State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the demissionary third Rutte cabinet, serving alongside Mona Keijzer. On 10 January 2022, she was appointed Minister of Justice and Security in the fourth Rutte cabinet.
On 12 July, two days after Mark Rutte's resignation, Yeşilgöz-Zegerius announced her candidacy to become the next Leader of the VVD. The following day, the party board formally nominated her for the position.
Personal life
She is an atheist. She married René Zegerius, a Jewish Dutch man, in 2013.
See also
References
- "Van der Staaij: Rutte is als vervellende slang • CDA: Kabinet moet vertrouwen burger herwinnen". 18 January 2022. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- "Dilan Yesilgoz: 'Ik ben geen hoer als ik 's nachts op het CS ben'". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). January 14, 2016. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
- "Vragenvuur - Minister Yesilgöz-Zegerius". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- "Dilan Yesilgöz: 'Mijn afkomst is relevant als ik die relevant vind'". Het Parool (in Dutch). 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- "Mediagenieke VVD'er Yesilgöz maakte bliksemsnel carrière". 12 July 2023. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- "De wispelturige politieke zoektocht van Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius". Financieel Dagblad. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- "Dersimli kadın siyasetçi Hollanda'da bakan oldu". Rûdaw (in Turkish). 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- "https://twitter.com/OOktayyildiz3/status/1679210379514114061?t=-_4RR9RUXP4i9WSCHaK3yA&s=08". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - Members of Cabinet: Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius Archived 2023-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - website of the Government of the Netherlands
- Wie zijn de VU-alumni in de Tweede Kamer? Archived 2023-06-05 at the Wayback Machine - website of VU Amsterdam
- "'Rete-ambitieuze' en mediawijze Dilan". Het Parool (in Dutch). June 12, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved on 7 July 2023
- D. (Dilan) Yesilgöz-Zegerius Archived 2021-04-21 at the Wayback Machine, Parlement.com
- "Dilan Yesilgöz: een pitbull met empathie die de Kamer in wil". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- Lukas Kotkamp (3 January 2022), 8 things to know about the incoming Dutch government Archived 2022-01-05 at the Wayback Machine Politico Europe.
- ^ "VVD draagt Dilan Yesilgöz voor als staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken". NU.nl (in Dutch). 25 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- nieuwsredactie, Door onze (2023-07-12). "Yesilgöz wil Rutte wél opvolgen als VVD-leider en stelt zich kandidaat". NU (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2023-07-12. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- "VVD-bestuur wil Yesilgöz als opvolger Rutte". NOS (in Dutch). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- Reimink, Senna (2021-01-03). "René Zegerius de man van Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius". Sterren op TV (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
External links
Media related to Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius at Wikimedia Commons
| Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2017–2021) | ||
|---|---|---|
| House of Representatives 23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 32) |
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| Party for Freedom (PVV – 20) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 19) | ||
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 19) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 14) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 14) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA – 9) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 4) | ||
| 50PLUS (50+ – 3) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
| DENK (DENK – 3) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 2) | ||
| Member Krol (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Van Kooten-Arissen (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023 | ||
| Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2021–2023) | ||
|---|---|---|
| House of Representatives 31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023 | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 34) |
| |
| Democrats 66 (D66 – 24) |
| |
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 16) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 14) | ||
| Socialist Party (SP – 9) | ||
| Labour Party (PvdA – 9) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 8) | ||
| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 6) | ||
| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 5) | ||
| Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 4) | ||
| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) | ||
| DENK (DENK – 3) | ||
| Volt Netherlands (Volt – 2) | ||
| JA21 (JA21 – 1) | ||
| Den Haan Group (FDH – 1) | ||
| BIJ1 (BIJ1 – 1) | ||
| Van Haga Group (Indep. – 3) | ||
| Member Ephraim (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Gündoğan (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Omtzigt (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 · Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 | ||
- 1977 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch women politicians
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- Dutch people of Kurdish descent
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- Women government ministers of the Netherlands
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Municipal councillors of Amsterdam
- Politicians from Ankara
- Politicians from Amsterdam
- People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians
- Turkish emigrants to the Netherlands
- State Secretaries for Economic Affairs of the Netherlands
- Ministers of Justice of the Netherlands
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