Franc Weerwind
Franciscus Max "Franc" Weerwind (born 22 September 1964) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66). He has been the Mayor of Almere since September 2015.
Franc Weerwind | |
---|---|
Mayor of Almere | |
Assumed office 9 September 2015 | |
Preceded by | Annemarie Jorritsma |
Mayor of Velsen | |
In office 16 September 2009 – 9 September 2015 | |
Mayor of Niedorp | |
In office 1 December 2004 – 16 September 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Franciscus Max Weerwind 22 September 1964 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Political party | Democrats 66 |
Biography
Weerwind was born in Amsterdam, of Surinamese descent. He grew up in Nieuw-Vennep, and followed his studies in Public Administration at Leiden in 1987, where he joined the student association; at the same time as the then Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. In 2000, he became deputy city manager of Leiderdorp and a year later he became city manager of Wormerland. In late 2004, he was appointed mayor of the municipality of Niedorp and from 16 September 2009 until 2015 he was the mayor of Velsen.[1] Since September 2015, he is the mayor of Almere.[2]
gollark: > yes
gollark: I am hoping to switch to a pinephone next year.
gollark: Probably, but it's one of the annoying ones with non-user-replaceable batteries!
gollark: In the car situation.
gollark: Also, wireless probably uses more power than wired on the phone end, for... not much benefit as far as I can tell.
References
- De heer Weerwind nieuwe burgemeester van Velsen Provincie Noord-Holland. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
- Franc Weerwind geïnstalleerd als burgemeester Omroep Flevoland. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Political offices | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by Annemarie Jorritsma |
Mayor of Almere | Incumbent |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.