Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (born 18 June 1977) is a Dutch politician who has served as Minister of Justice and Security in the

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since 10 January 2022. A member of the

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(VVD), she previously served as a member of the

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from 2017 to 2021 and State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy from 2021 until 2022.

Early life

Yeşilgöz-Zegerius was born in

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, Turkey, and emigrated to the Netherlands as a child. Her family is from a Turkish-

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background and originally from

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Political career

From 2014 to 2017, Yeşilgöz-Zegerius held a seat in the

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. She was placed fourth on the

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''. but her portfolio later included

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and

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. On 25 May 2021, she was appointed State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy in the demissionary

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, serving alongside

Mona Keijzer Maria Cornelia Gezina "Mona" Keijzer (born 9 October 1968) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. She served as State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy alongside Dilan Yesilgöz-Zegerius from 26 October 2017 until 25 ...

. On 10 January 2022, she was appointed Minister of Justice and Security in the

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References

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