Kajsa Ollongren

Jkvr. Karin Hildur "Kajsa" Ollongren (Dutch: [ˈkɑisaː ˈʔɔlɔŋgreːn] ; Swedish: [ˈkâjsa ˈɔ̌lːɔnɡreːn] ; born 28 May 1967) is a Dutch-Swedish politician serving as the Netherlands' Minister of Defence since 10 January 2022. A member of the Democrats 66 (D66), she previously served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and second Deputy Prime Minister in the third Rutte cabinet (2017–2022), and briefly as Mayor of Amsterdam (October 2017).

Kajsa Ollongren
Ollongren in 2022
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byHenk Kamp
Second Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
In office
14 May 2020  10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byWouter Koolmees
Succeeded byWopke Hoekstra
In office
26 October 2017  1 November 2019
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byLodewijk Asscher
Succeeded byWouter Koolmees
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
In office
14 April 2020  10 January 2022
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byRaymond Knops (acting)
Succeeded byHanke Bruins Slot
In office
26 October 2017  1 November 2019
Prime MinisterMark Rutte
Preceded byRonald Plasterk
Succeeded byRaymond Knops (acting)
Mayor of Amsterdam
Acting
In office
5 October 2017  26 October 2017
Preceded byEberhard van der Laan
Succeeded byEric van der Burg (acting)
Personal details
Born
Karin Hildur Ollongren

(1967-05-28) 28 May 1967
Leiden, Netherlands
Citizenship
  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
Political partyDemocrats 66
Spouse
Irene van den Brekel
(m. 2004)
Children2
RelativesAlexander Ollongren (father)
EducationUniversity of Amsterdam
École nationale d'administration (BPA, MPA)
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