Bert Koenders
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Bert Koenders is a Dutch Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the Netherlands’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and previously held roles including Minister for Development Cooperation and UN Special Representative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albert Gerard Koenders | 3 |
| Bert Koenders canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T583696 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bert Koenders Context triple: [Rutte II cabinet, foreignAffairsMinister, Bert Koenders]
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Bep Voskuijl
Bep Voskuijl was a Dutch office worker who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during World War II by providing food, supplies, and support to those in the Secret Annex.
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B.
Hans van Heeswijk
Hans van Heeswijk is a Dutch architect known for designing prominent cultural buildings, including major expansions and renovations of museums in the Netherlands.
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C.
Klaas Dijkhoff
Klaas Dijkhoff is a Dutch politician who has served as a prominent leader and strategist within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), including roles as State Secretary and parliamentary group leader.
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D.
Gerard Houckgeest
Gerard Houckgeest was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his innovative church interior scenes and architectural perspectives, particularly associated with Delft.
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E.
Pieter Oud
Pieter Oud was a Dutch liberal politician and statesman who played a key role in post–World War II Dutch politics and the development of modern liberalism in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bert Koenders Target entity description: Bert Koenders is a Dutch Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the Netherlands’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and previously held roles including Minister for Development Cooperation and UN Special Representative.
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A.
Bep Voskuijl
Bep Voskuijl was a Dutch office worker who helped hide Anne Frank and her family during World War II by providing food, supplies, and support to those in the Secret Annex.
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B.
Hans van Heeswijk
Hans van Heeswijk is a Dutch architect known for designing prominent cultural buildings, including major expansions and renovations of museums in the Netherlands.
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C.
Klaas Dijkhoff
Klaas Dijkhoff is a Dutch politician who has served as a prominent leader and strategist within the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), including roles as State Secretary and parliamentary group leader.
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D.
Gerard Houckgeest
Gerard Houckgeest was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his innovative church interior scenes and architectural perspectives, particularly associated with Delft.
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E.
Pieter Oud
Pieter Oud was a Dutch liberal politician and statesman who played a key role in post–World War II Dutch politics and the development of modern liberalism in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch politician
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diplomat ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Dutch foreign policy
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international development policy ⓘ multilateral diplomacy ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Amsterdam
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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ⓘ |
| employer |
Government of the Netherlands
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United Nations ⓘ |
| familyName | Koenders ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
development cooperation
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foreign policy ⓘ international relations ⓘ |
| givenName | Albert ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
civil servant
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diplomat ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Labour Party (Netherlands)
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linked to:
Dutch Labour Party
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| nickname | Bert ⓘ |
| notableFor |
serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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serving as UN Special Representative for Mali ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dutch development cooperation policy reforms
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Dutch foreign policy during the European migrant crisis ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
European Union foreign affairs councils
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linked to:
Council of the European Union
NATO Parliamentary Assembly activities ⓘ United Nations peacekeeping efforts in Mali ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | social democracy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the Dutch Labour Party parliamentary group on foreign affairs
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Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali ⓘ Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands ⓘ Minister for Development Cooperation of the Netherlands ⓘ Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands ⓘ President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly ⓘ United Nations Special Representative for Mali ⓘ |
| residence | Netherlands ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Bamako
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New York City ⓘ The Hague ⓘ |
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Subject: Bert Koenders Description of subject: Bert Koenders is a Dutch Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the Netherlands’ Minister of Foreign Affairs and previously held roles including Minister for Development Cooperation and UN Special Representative.
Referenced by (5)
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