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Halbe Zijlstra

1969 - Today

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Halbe Zijlstra (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɑlbə ˈzɛilstraː]; born 21 January 1969) is a retired Dutch politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 26 October 2017 to 13 February 2018 in the Third Rutte cabinet. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Zijlstra, a management consultant by occupation, was elected as a member of the House of Representatives after general election of 2006 serving from 30 November 2006 until 14 October 2010 when he was appointed as State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science in the First Rutte cabinet, serving until 5 November 2012. Following the election of 2012, he returned to the House of Representatives, serving from 20 September 2012 until 26 October 2017; he was chosen as parliamentary leader, serving from 1 November 2012 until 23 March 2017. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Halbe Zijlstra is the 18,925th most popular politician (down from 18,517th in 2024), the 1,256th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,235th in 2019) and the 151st most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Halbe Zijlstra ranks 18,925 out of 19,576. Before her are Amir Khan Muttaqi, Bob Barr, Manuel Osa Nsue Nsua, Torsten Albig, Eva Bowring, and Tina Smith. After her are Samppa Lajunen, Mirjam Ott, Sergei Aschwanden, José Guirao, Levan Varshalomidze, and Margarita Zavala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Halbe Zijlstra ranks 919. Before her are Jimmi Madsen, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, Brian McKnight, Pankaj Mishra, Annarita Sidoti, and Piper Kerman. After her are Hugo Brizuela, Burton C. Bell, Guido Acklin, Cappadonna, Benedikt Erlingsson, and Steve Agee.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Halbe Zijlstra ranks 1,257 out of 1,646. Before her are Kenneth Vermeer (1986), Deborah Gravenstijn (1974), Boy Waterman (1984), Alexander Büttner (1989), Luc Castaignos (1992), and Kevin Diks (1996). After her are Michiel Bartman (1967), Stefano Lilipaly (1990), Ranomi Kromowidjojo (1990), Joram van Klaveren (1979), Lars Boom (1985), and Elisabeth Willeboordse (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Halbe Zijlstra ranks 151. Before her are Marianne Thieme (1972), Pete Hoekstra (1953), Ingrid Haringa (1964), Loek van Wely (1972), Fleur Agema (1976), and Esther Ouwehand (1976). After her are Joram van Klaveren (1979), Jolande Sap (1963), Carola Schouten (1977), Diederik Samsom (1971), Thierry Baudet (1983), and Kees van der Staaij (1968).

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