Franc Weerwind
Dutch politician
Franc Weerwind
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Weerwind in 2022
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Minister for Legal Protection | |
Assumed office
10 January 2022 |
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Prime Minister | Mark Rutte |
Preceded by | Sander Dekker |
Mayor of Almere | |
In office
9 September 2015 – 10 January 2022 |
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Preceded by | Annemarie Jorritsma |
Succeeded by | Ank Bijleveld (acting) |
Mayor of Velsen | |
In office
16 September 2009 – 9 September 2015 |
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Mayor of Niedorp | |
In office
1 December 2004 – 16 September 2009 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Franciscus Max Weerwind
( 1964-09-22 ) 22 September 1964 (age 58) Amsterdam , Netherlands |
Political party | Democrats 66 |
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Franciscus Max "Franc" Weerwind (born 22 September 1964) is a Dutch politician of Democrats 66 (D66) who has been serving as minister for legal protection in the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte since 10 January 2022. [1]
Early life and education
Weerwind was born in Amsterdam and is of Surinamese descent. He grew up in Nieuw-Vennep and studied Public administration at the Leiden University between 1986 and 1992 (he did not complete his study). [2] During his attending years at the university, 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. [3]
Political career
In 2000, Weerwind 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 September 2009 until September 2015 he was mayor of Velsen . [4] From September 2015 until January 2022 he was mayor of Almere . [5]
Under Weerwind’s leadership, the Dutch government resumed adoptions of children from the Philippines, Hungary, Lesotho, Taiwan, Thailand and South Africa in 2022, after a nearly two-year-freeze on new international adoptions. [6]
References
- ↑ F.M. (Franc) Weerwind , Parlement.com
- ↑ Members of the government: Franc Weerwind - official website of the Government of the Netherlands
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Stephanie van den Berg (31 October 2022), Netherlands to resume international adoptions from selected countries Reuters .
External links
- Franc Weerwind , Government.nl
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Preceded
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Leny Jansen-van der Gevel
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Mayor of Niedorp
2004–2009 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded
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Peter Cammaert
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Mayor of Velsen
2009–2015 |
Succeeded
by
Amy Koopmanschap
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Preceded by |
Mayor of Almere
2015–2022 |
Succeeded
by
Ank Bijleveld
(acting)
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Preceded by |
Minister for Legal Protection
2022–present |
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