Jos Wienen

Jos Wienen (born October 3, 1960 in Ridderkerk) [1] is a Dutch politician. He is mayor of Haarlem.

Jos Wienen
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Mayor of Haarlem
Assumed office
21 September 2016
Mayor of Katwijk
In office
January 2001 – 21 September 2016
Personal details
Born (1960-10-03) 3 October 1960 (age 64)
Ridderkerk, Netherlands

Wienen studied history and theology at Utrecht University. In 1986 he became a councilor for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in the town of Ridderkerk. In 1993 he became also an alderman. His job included the planning of space, housing, traffic and transportation affairs. Wienen was also vice-president of the city region Rotterdam.

In 2001, Wienen became mayor of Katwijk.[1] In 2006, Katwijk merged with the towns of Rijnsburg and Valkenburg. He was also a member of the executive committee of the region Holland Rijnland, which includes Katwijk.

Since September 2016 Wienen has been mayor of Haarlem.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "www.eo.nl". Archived from the original on 2015-01-04. Retrieved 2015-01-03.