Preceded by Ruud Vreeman Role Dutch Politician Name Peter Oudsten | Political party Labour Party Nationality Dutch Party Labour Party | |
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Born October 24, 1951 (age 72)
Leeuwarden, Netherlands ( 1951-10-24 ) | ||
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Peter den Oudsten (born 1951) is a Dutch politician from the Labour Party. Currently, he is Mayor of Groningen, a position he has held since January 1, 2015. He has succeeded Ruud Vreeman in this position. Previously, he was mayor of Meppel and Enschede.
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Career
Peter 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.
