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Sigrid Kaag
Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag is a Dutch politician, humanitarian, and diplomat who has served as the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process since 2025 and the Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza since 2024.
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politics · Dutch politician, humanitarian and diplomat (born 1961) · minister · diplomat · politician · also Sigrid Kaag, S.A.M. Kaag, Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag, Kaag
Born 2 November 1961 · Q15077856
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2025· 2 entries
Career landmark: United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (2025).
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2024· 3 entries
United Nations Regional Information Centre: Sigrid Kaag: “Gaza should not be forgotten”
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Awarded Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2024).
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Career landmark: Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza (2024).
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2023· 2 entries
DutchNews.NL: D66 leader Sigrid Kaag to quit politics, citing impact on family
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And was succeeded by Rob Jetten as party leader
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2022· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Finance (2022–2024).
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Career landmark: Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (2022–2024).
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2021· 6 entries
Election won: 2021 Dutch general election.
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Career landmark: Leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives (2021–2022).
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Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (2021–2022).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs (2021–2021).
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Career landmark: Leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives (2021–2021).
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Campaign: 2021 Dutch general election.
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2020· 1 entry
Career landmark: Leader of the Democrats 66 (2020–2023).
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2019· 1 entry
Joined the World Economic Forum High-Level Group on Humanitarian Investing, co-chaired by Børge Brende, Kristalina Georgieva and Peter Maurer
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2018· 2 entries
Awarded Knight Grand Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2018).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018–2018).
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2017· 2 entries
As minister for foreign trade and development cooperation in the third Rutte cabinet on behalf of D66
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Career landmark: Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Aid (2017–2021).
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2016· 1 entry
Awarded Wateler Peace Prize (2016).
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1994· 1 entry
And first served as Senior United Nations Adviser in the Office of the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Khartoum, Sudan
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1990· 1 entry
Started working for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where she was the deputy head of the department of United Nations political affairs
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1988· 1 entry
As an analyst for Royal Dutch Shell in London, United Kingdom
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-11-02.
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