Former Dutch Deputy Prime Minister joins Supervisory Board
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Postcode Lottery Group has appointed Kajsa Ollongren to its Supervisory Board.
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of the Interior, Kajsa Ollongren has joined the Supervisory Board of the Postcode Lottery Group.
Together with almost 15 million players across five countries, the Postcode Lotteries raise close to €1 billion every year for charities including the Save the Children, WWF, Breast Cancer Now and thousands of neighbourhood projects.
Kajsa Ollongren served as Minister of Defence (2022-2024) and Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (2017-2022). She was also the Deputy Mayor of Amsterdam between 2014 and 2017, following a career in the civil service. She holds several board level positions within international organisations.
Chair of the Supervisory Board, Gert-Jan van der Vossen, said: “We are pleased to welcome Kajsa to the Supervisory Board. Her national and international experience, expertise and strategic vision will be of great value to our organisation, which now operates Postcode Lotteries in the Netherlands, Great Britain, Sweden, Germany and Norway.”
Kajsa Ollongren
Kajsa Ollongren, added: “The Postcode Lottery Group is one of the largest private donors in the world. It’s impressive how a concept that started in the Netherlands now has such a significant and global impact thanks to the millions of households playing.
"I look forward to contributing to the ambitions of the lotteries, which together raise around €1 billion every year for social initiatives that improve well-being and health, protect human rights, make our neighbourhoods greener and invest in culture, nature and sports.”
Members of the Supervisory Board
Kajsa Ollongren joins Gert-Jan van der Vossen (Chair), Kick van der Pol, Engbert Verkoren and Petra Zinkweg.
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