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Peter den Oudsten
Den Oudsten in 2008
Acting Mayor of Utrecht
In office
1 July 2020 – December 2020
Preceded byJan van Zanen
Succeeded bySharon Dijksma
Personal details
Born (1951-10-24) 24 October 1951 (age 72)
Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Political partyLabour Party

Peter den Oudsten (born 1951) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA).

He was acting mayor of Utrecht in 2020.[1] Previously, he was mayor of Leeuwarden (acting), Meppel, Enschede, and Groningen.

Career

Den Oudsten began his career in 1975 as a civil servant in the municipality of Enschede. In 1984 he became a member and spokesperson for Provincial Energy Friesland. In 1991 he worked at Friesland Foods and became head of corporate communications.

From 1986 to 1997, Den Oudsten was a member of the municipal council of Leeuwarden. Successively he was an alderman from 1997 to 2001. Afterwards he was mayor of Meppel from 2001 to 2005, and mayor of Enschede from 2005 to 2014. In January 2015, he was appointed mayor of Groningen.[2]

References

  1. ^ Dit is de interim-burgemeester van Utrecht: Peter den Oudsten, Algemeen Dagblad, 18 June 2020
  2. ^ "Fred de Graaf waarnemend burgemeester in Enschede". Tubantia.nl. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.


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