Alexander Pechtold
| Alexander Pechtold | |
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| Leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 30 November 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Lousewies van der Laan |
| Leader of the Democrats 66 | |
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Assumed office 24 June 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Boris Dittrich |
| Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations | |
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In office 31 March 2005 – 3 July 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Thom de Graaf |
| Succeeded by | Atzo Nicolaï |
| Mayor of Wageningen | |
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In office 1 October 2003 – 31 March 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Geke Faber |
| Succeeded by | Geert van Rumund |
| Chair of the Democrats 66 | |
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In office 16 November 2002 – 31 March 2005 |
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| Leader |
Thom de Graaf Boris Dittrich |
| Preceded by | Gerard Schouw |
| Succeeded by | Frank Dales |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 30 November 2006 |
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| Personal details | |
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16 December 1965 Delft, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
| Spouse(s) | Froukje Idema (1997–present) |
| Children | Elske Jacco |
| Education | Leiden University |
Alexander Pechtold (born 16 December 1965) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He is the Parliamentary leader of the D66 in the House of Representatives; he has been that party's Leader since 24 June 2006 and a Member of the House of Representatives since 30 November 2006.
Pechtold, an art historian by training, worked for Van Stockum's Auctions as a auctioneer from 1992 until 1997. He was elected Chairman of the D66 on 16 November 2002, and was selected as Mayor of Wageningen on 1 October 2003. In 2005 he was asked to become Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations in the Second Balkenende cabinet under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, following the resignation of Thom de Graaf. Pechtold accepted the position, and resigned as Chairman and Mayor the same day that he took office as Minister on 31 March 2005. The D66 retracted its support for the Balkenende cabinet on 29 June 2006, and Pechtold resigned as Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations on 3 July 2006. He was elected the Leader of the D66 on 24 June 2006, after the party's leadership election of 2006. In the general election of 2006 Pechtold became Lijsttrekker (top candidate); the D66 lost three seats, and became an opposition party. In the election of 2010, when Pechtold was again Lijsttrekker, the D66 gained seven seats, for a total of ten, but remained an opposition party. In the following Dutch general election of 2012, with Pechtold still Lijsttrekker, the D66 gained another two seats but remained an opposition party, while in the Dutch general election of 2017 gained a further seven seats, for a total of nineteen.
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