Awards & Recognition
★Time 100 most influential people in the world (2021)
★Politico Europe 28 most influential people in Europe
★Honorary doctorate from Maastricht University (2015)
★Doctor honoris causa from SNSPA Bucharest (2019)
★Doctor honoris causa from University of Salamanca (2021)
★Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
Notable Facts
→Executive Vice President of European Commission (2019-2023) for European Green Deal
→First Vice President of European Commission under Jean-Claude Juncker (2014-2019)
→Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs (2012-2014)
→Lead candidate for European Commission presidency in 2019
→Led EU international climate negotiations and COP27 delegation
→Resigned from Commission in 2023 to become leader of GroenLinks-PvdA alliance
→Speaks 6 languages fluently including Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Russian
→193K Facebook followers, 53K Instagram followers, active LinkedIn presence