Bert Koenders
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His Excellency Bert Koenders |
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Bert Koenders in 2015
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 17 October 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Frans Timmermans |
| Minister for Development Cooperation | |
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In office 22 February 2007 – 23 February 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Agnes van Ardenne |
| Succeeded by | Maxime Verhagen |
| President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly | |
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In office 17 November 2006 – 19 February 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Pierre Lellouche |
| Succeeded by | José Lello |
| Personal details | |
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Albert Gerard Koenders 28 May 1958 Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater |
Free University Amsterdam University of Amsterdam Johns Hopkins University |
Albert Gerard "Bert" Koenders (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlbərt ˈɣɪːrɑrt bɛrt ˈkundərs]; born 28 May 1958) is a Dutch politician and diplomat, a member of the Labour Party. He has been the Netherlands' Minister of Foreign Affairs since 17 October 2014.
Koenders studied political science and international relations. He was a member of the House of Representatives (1997–2007), the Minister for Development Cooperation (2007–2010), the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Operation in the Ivory Coast (2011–2013), and the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (2013–2014). Koenders founded the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank/International Monetary Fund and has served as President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly and leader of its Socialist Group.
Albert Gerard Koenders was born on 28 May 1958 in Arnhem in Gelderland, where he grew up in a Reformed environment. He was a boy scout. He attended the secondary school Carolus Clusius College in Zwolle, where he completed the pre-university program.
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