Lodewijk Asscher

Lodewijk Frans Asscher (born September 27, 1974 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He has been political leader since December 2016, and also parliamentary leader since March 2017.

Lodewijk Asscher
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Lodewijk Asscher
Personal details
Born (1974-09-27) September 27, 1974 (age 49) 

Career

Asscher was a government minister and also deputy prime minister in the Second Rutte cabinet from 2012 to 2017. Previously he was an alderman of Amsterdam. As an alderman he was fighting sexual slavery and criminal companies.

He studied law at the University of Amsterdam (including a PhD) and is a former academic at the same university. He is partly of Jewish descent (his father is Jewish). He adheres Reform Judaism.

Lodewijk Asscher is married with three children.

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