Alexander Pechtold Politician

Alexander Pechtold (born December 16, 1965) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 30 November 2006 as well as Parliamentary group leader since 23 November 2006. He has also been party leader since 24 June 2006. Pechtold served as Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinet Balkenende II from 31 March 2005 to 3 July 2006, following the resignation of D66 party leader Thom de Graaf. Before entering into national politics he was mayor of Wageningen from 1 October 2003 to 31 March 2005.

Personal facts

Birth date	December 16, 1965
Birth name	Alexander Pechtold
Birth place	Delft , Netherlands
Nationality	Netherlands
Religion	Irreligion
Residence	Netherlands , Wageningen
Education	Leiden University

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Office holder

office	Member of the House of Representatives Mayor of Wageningen Party chair of the Democrats 66 Party leader of the Democrats 66 Minister for Government Reform and Kingdom Relations Parliamentary leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives
party	Democrats 66
prime minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
successor	Atzo Nicolaï Incumbent Frank Dales Geert van Rumund