First Dutch Female Finance Minister Mulls Quitting After Death Threats

Sigrid Kaag

Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg

Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag is considering her political future over continued threats from conspiracy theorists and right wing extremists.

During an interview with a Dutch TV show broadcast on Thursday, the country’s first female finance minister watched a video of her two daughters asking for her to quit her job as they fear for her life. “They are worried and I think their worries are justified,” Kaag said. “I always listen to my daughters.”