Bert Koenders, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Bert Koenders

Dutch politician and diplomat

Date of Birth: 28-May-1958

Place of Birth: Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Albert Gerard Koenders (Dutch pronunciation: ['?lb?rt '???r?rt b?rt 'kund?rs]; born 28 May 1958) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the Labour Party (PvdA). Koenders studied political science and international relations.
He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2007 and served as Minister for Development Cooperation from 2007 until 2010.
He later was the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Operation in the Ivory Coast (2011–2013), and Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (2013–2014).
Koenders founded the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank/International Monetary Fund and has served as President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly and leader of its Socialist Group.