Elbert Roest
Elbert Jan Roest (born October 13, 1954 in Hoogezand) is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 (D66). He is also a historian and a former teacher.
Elbert Roest | |
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| Mayor of Laren, North Holland | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Theo Hendriks |
| Alderman of Doesburg | |
| In office 1992–2002 | |
| Municipal councillor of Doesburg | |
| In office 1992–2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 October 1954 Hoogezand, Netherlands |
| Political party | Democrats 66 |
He has started his political career in the municipality of Doesburg (province of Gelderland). In this city he was a councillor and an alderman, from 1992 to 2002.
Afterwards he became mayor in Laren (province of North Holland). Since September 2017 he has been mayor of Bloemendaal (also in North Holland).
Roest studied history at the University of Groningen, and worked several years as a history teacher. Furthermore he was involved in examination development, the so-called CITO.
He is a member of the European Association of History Educators (EUROCLIO), and participates in history writing about Balkan and former Soviet countries.
References
- (in Dutch) www.laren.nl Archived 2018-12-26 at the Wayback Machine