Dilan Yeşilgöz

Dilan Yeşilgöz
Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Assumed office
14 August 2023
Preceded byMark Rutte
Minister of Justice and Security
Assumed office
10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byFerdinand Grapperhaus
State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
In office
25 May 2021 – 10 January 2022
Serving with Mona Keijzer (2021)
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byMartijn van Dam (2017)
Succeeded byHans Vijlbrief
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 March 2017 – 3 September 2021
Personal details
Born
Dilan Yeşilgöz

(1977-06-18) 18 June 1977 (age 47)
Ankara, Turkey
CitizenshipNetherlands
Turkey[1][2]
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Spouse(s)
René Zegerius
​
(m. 2013)​
EducationVrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdilɑn jeːˈʃilɡʏs seːˈɣeːrijʏs];[3] born 18 June 1977) is a Dutch politician. She is the Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy since 2023. She has also been the Minister of Justice and Security since 10 January 2022. She is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). She was a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021.

On 12 July 2023, two days after Mark Rutte's resignation, Yeşilgöz-Zegerius announced her candidacy to become the next Leader of the VVD.[4] The next day, the party board formally nominated her for the position.[5]

Yeşilgöz-Zegerius was born in Ankara, Turkey. She emigrated to the Netherlands as a child.[6] Her mother is from a Turkish origin and her father is Kurdish.[7][8][9] Her parents sought asylum in the Netherlands in 1980, after the 1980 coup.

She is an atheist. She married René Zegerius, a Jewish Dutch man, in 2013.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Vragenvuur - Minister Yesilgöz-Zegerius". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ↑ nieuwsredactie, Door onze (2023-07-12). "Yesilgöz wil Rutte wél opvolgen als VVD-leider en stelt zich kandidaat". NU (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  5. ↑ "VVD-bestuur wil Yesilgöz als opvolger Rutte". NOS (in Dutch). 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Mediagenieke VVD'er Yesilgöz maakte bliksemsnel carrière". 12 July 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "De wispelturige politieke zoektocht van Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius". Financieel Dagblad. Archived from the original on 2022-01-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Wayback Machine". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  10. ↑ Reimink, Senna (2021-01-03). "René Zegerius de man van Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius". Sterren op TV (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-12.