The

Leader Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets vi ...

of the Democrats 66 is the most senior politician within the Democrats 66 ( nl, Democraten 66, D66) in the

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. The post is currently held by

Sigrid Kaag Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag (; born 2 November 1961) is a Dutch diplomat and politician, serving as Minister of Finance and First Deputy Prime Minister in the Fourth Rutte cabinet. She previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 25 May 20 ...

who was elected on 4 September 2020 and who has been the serving as the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation since 2017. Kaag is the second female Leader of the Democrats 66 and the first career diplomat.

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The Leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time, the leader is always the

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(top candidate) of the party list. In the Democrats 66, the Leader is often the

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in the

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. Some Democrats 66 leaders became a Minister in a

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: After Boris Dittrich stepped down

Lousewies van der Laan Louse Wies Sija Anne Lilly Berthe "Lousewies" van der Laan (born 18 February 1966) is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. Life before politics In her youth, Van der Laan lived in Belgium, Germany, and the Uni ...

took over as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. The Democrats 66 leadership election of 2006 elected Alexander Pechtold as

for the general election of 2006 on 24 June 2006. : After Alexander Pechtold stepped down

Rob Jetten Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten (; born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 (D66). He served as the party's parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. Early life and education Jetten grew up in Uden, Noord-Brabant and ...

took over as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 10 October 2018.

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