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Diederik Samsom

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Diederik Maarten Samsom (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdidərɪk ˈmaːrtə(n) ˈsɑmsɔm] ; born 10 July 1971) is a Dutch environmentalist and retired politician who was the leader of the Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) from 2012 to 2016. He was the first leader in the 70-year history of the PvdA to have been voted out of his position by party members. He later served as head of cabinet for First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans and his successor Wopke Hoekstra. Elected to the House of Representatives between 30 January 2003 and 14 December 2016, he was elected PvdA parliamentary leader as well as party leader on 16 March 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diederik Samsom is the 18,800th most popular politician (down from 18,220th in 2019), the 1,256th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,167th in 2019) and the 150th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Diederik Samsom ranks 18,800 out of 19,576. Before him are Pablo Casado, Karin Enström, Maria Butina, Jack Markell, Sergey Abramov, and Geoff Hoon. After him are Mary Landrieu, Jay Nixon, Claiborne Pell, Toomas Tõniste, Terry McAuliffe, and Valerie Jarrett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Diederik Samsom ranks 829. Before him are Marco Büchel, Iván Trevejo, Katt Williams, Marlayne, Félicia Ballanger, and Bert Konterman. After him are Yoshiyuki Shinoda, José Francisco Cevallos, Tomohiro Katanosaka, Rustam Sharipov, Rikiya Kawamae, and Rolando Tucker.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Diederik Samsom ranks 1,257 out of 1,646. Before him are Fabio Jakobsen (1996), Theo Snelders (1963), Carola Schouten (1977), Ho-Pin Tung (1982), Marlayne (1971), and Bert Konterman (1971). After him are Lieuwe Westra (1982), Thierry Baudet (1983), Pieter Weening (1981), Tyrell Malacia (1999), Wesley Hoedt (1994), and Frederique van der Wal (1967).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Diederik Samsom ranks 150. Before him are Jutta Leerdam (1998), Ingrid Haringa (1964), Loek van Wely (1972), Halbe Zijlstra (1969), Joram van Klaveren (1979), and Carola Schouten (1977). After him are Thierry Baudet (1983), Lodewijk Asscher (1974), Gert-Jan Segers (1969), Hugo de Jonge (1977), Jesse Klaver (1986), and Teun de Nooijer (1976).

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