Franc Weerwind
Franc Weerwind | |
|---|---|
 Weerwind in 2016 | |
| 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 |
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.
Biography[]
Weerwind was born in Amsterdam, of Surinamese descent. He grew up in Nieuw-Vennep and attended Leiden University in 1986, where he obtained an MSc degree in Public Administration in 1992. During his studies, and at the same time as the then crown prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, he became a member of the student fraternity LSV Minerva in 1987.[1]
In 2000, he became deputy city manager of Leiderdorp and a year later he became city manager of Wormerland. On 1 december 2004, he was appointed mayor of the municipality of Niedorp, and from 16 September 2009 until 2015 he was the mayor of Velsen.[2] Since September 2015, he is the mayor of Almere.[3]
References[]
- ^ Voormalig student bestuurskunde nu burgemeester van Almere - website of Leiden University
- ^ 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.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Democrats 66 politicians
- Dutch people of Surinamese descent
- Mayors in Flevoland
- Mayors in North Holland
- People from Velsen
- People from Almere