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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 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Diederik Samsom is the 18,992nd most popular politician (down from 18,192nd in 2024), the 1,285th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,167th in 2019) and the 155th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Diederik Samsom ranks 18,992 out of 19,576. Before him are Karin Enström, Maria Butina, Roman Sklyar, 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 899. Before him are Iván Trevejo, Katt Williams, Roman Sklyar, Marlayne, Félicia Ballanger, and Bert Konterman. After him are Yoshiyuki Shinoda, José Francisco Cevallos, Tomohiro Katanosaka, Rustam Sharipov, Rikiya Kawamae, and Chris Avellone.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Diederik Samsom ranks 1,286 out of 1,646. Before him are Carola Schouten (1977), Ho-Pin Tung (1982), Anna Drijver (1983), Nordin Wooter (1976), Marlayne (1971), and Bert Konterman (1971). After him are Lieuwe Westra (1982), Thierry Baudet (1983), Niels van Steenis (1969), Pieter Weening (1981), Tyrell Malacia (1999), and Tristan Hoffman (1970).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Diederik Samsom ranks 155. Before him are Fleur Agema (1976), Esther Ouwehand (1976), Halbe Zijlstra (1969), Joram van Klaveren (1979), Jolande Sap (1963), and Carola Schouten (1977). After him are Thierry Baudet (1983), Kees van der Staaij (1968), Vera Bergkamp (1971), Lodewijk Asscher (1974), Gert-Jan Segers (1969), and Rob Jetten (1987).

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