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Pete Hoekstra

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Cornelis Piet Hoekstra (; born October 30, 1953) is a Dutch-American politician and diplomat who is serving, since 2025, as the 33rd U.S. ambassador to Canada. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the United States Ambassador to the Netherlands from 2018 to 2021, and was the U.S. representative for Michigan's 2nd congressional district from 1993 to 2011. Born in the Netherlands, Hoekstra emigrated to the United States as a child. In 1992, Hoekstra ran for the U.S. House, defeating thirteen-term incumbent Guy Vander Jagt in the Republican primary and Democratic opponent John H. Miltner in the general election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pete Hoekstra is the 18,490th most popular politician (up from 18,682nd in 2019), the 1,177th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 1,265th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pete Hoekstra ranks 18,490 out of 19,576. Before him are Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Jim Clyburn, Joaquim Rafael Branco, Bettina Stark-Watzinger, Ernest Gruening, and Tom Coburn. After him are Russ Feingold, Paul Laxalt, Don McKinnon, Valeriu Streleț, Firmin Ngrébada, and José Manuel Soria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Pete Hoekstra ranks 672. Before him are Michael Wolff, Keith Green, Diane Schuur, John Sessions, Joaquim Rafael Branco, and Carl Hiaasen. After him are Russ Feingold, Charlie Wilson, Hilary Benn, Brian Duffy, Kent Hovind, and Walter Jon Williams.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Pete Hoekstra ranks 1,178 out of 1,646. Before him are Henk Duut (1964), Niels van der Zwan (1967), Quincy Owusu-Abeyie (1986), Dylan van Baarle (1992), Marianne Thieme (1972), and Jan Veenhof (1969). After him are Marco V (1967), Arno van Zwam (1969), Hans Hateboer (1994), Jutta Leerdam (1998), Esther Vergeer (1981), and Hendrie Krüzen (1964).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Pete Hoekstra ranks 143. Before him are Emile Roemer (1962), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (1973), Pieter Omtzigt (1974), Wouter Bos (1963), Ralf Krewinkel (1974), and Marianne Thieme (1972). After him are Jutta Leerdam (1998), Ingrid Haringa (1964), Loek van Wely (1972), Halbe Zijlstra (1969), Joram van Klaveren (1979), and Carola Schouten (1977).

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