11 Facts About Lilianne Ploumen

Lilianne Ploumen 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.

In 1983, while still at university, Lilianne Ploumen became a community outreach worker in the Crooswijk area of Rotterdam.

Lilianne Ploumen then moved to Plan, the London-based umbrella organization, in 1993.

Lilianne Ploumen was director of Mama Cash and worked for Cordaid as head of quality and strategy and subsequently as director of international programmes.

Lilianne Ploumen became a member of the Labour Party in 2003.

Lilianne Ploumen resigned from this post on 22 January 2012 and was succeeded by Hans Spekman.

Lilianne Ploumen served as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation in the second Rutte cabinet from 5 November 2012 until 2017.

Lilianne Ploumen served a two-year term as member of the World Bank Group's Advisory Council on Gender and Development from 2015 until 2017.

In January 2016, Lilianne Ploumen headed an official Dutch delegation to Cuba, including some 60 businesses.

On 12 April 2022, Lilianne Ploumen resigned as both leader of the Labour Party and as member of the Dutch House of Representatives.

Lilianne Ploumen later started advising Bureau Clara Wichmann, a legal fund to advance women's rights, where she is investigating conditions in women's prisons.