Dilan Yeşilgöz
Dilan Yeşilgöz | |
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Yeşilgöz in 2026 | |
| First Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2026 Serving with Bart van den Brink | |
| Prime Minister | Rob Jetten |
| Preceded by | Sophie Hermans |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Rob Jetten |
| Preceded by | Ruben Brekelmans |
| Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Assumed office 14 August 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Rutte |
| Minister of Justice and Security | |
| In office 10 January 2022 – 2 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Ferdinand Grapperhaus |
| Succeeded by | David van Weel |
| State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy | |
| In office 25 May 2021 – 10 January 2022 Serving with Mona Keijzer (2021) | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
| Preceded by | Martijn van Dam (2017) |
| Succeeded by | Hans Vijlbrief |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
| In office 23 March 2017 – 3 September 2021 | |
| Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 November 2023 – 23 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Sophie Hermans |
| Succeeded by | Ruben Brekelmans |
| Parliamentary group | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Member of the Amsterdam Municipal Council | |
| In office 19 March 2014 – 23 March 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 June 1977 Ankara, Turkey |
| Citizenship |
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| Party | VVD (2009–present) |
| Other political affiliations | SP (1999–2009) |
| Spouse |
René Zegerius (m. 2013) |
| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
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Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (née Yeşilgöz; born 18 June 1977) is a Dutch politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Defence since 2026. She has been Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2023. She also served as Minister of Justice and Security in the fourth Rutte cabinet from 10 January 2022 to 2 July 2024 and previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021 and as State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy from 2021 until 2022.