Franc Weerwind

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.

Franc Weerwind
Mayor of Almere
Assumed office
9 September 2015
Preceded byAnnemarie 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

(1964-09-22) 22 September 1964
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66

Biography

Weerwind was born in Amsterdam, of Surinamese descent. He grew up in Nieuw-Vennep, and followed his studies in Public Administration at Leiden in 1987, where he joined the student association; at the same time as the then Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands. In 2000, he became deputy city manager of Leiderdorp and a year later he became city manager of Wormerland. In late 2004, he was appointed mayor of the municipality of Niedorp and from 16 September 2009 until 2015 he was the mayor of Velsen.[1] Since September 2015, he is the mayor of Almere.[2]

References

  1. De heer Weerwind nieuwe burgemeester van Velsen Provincie Noord-Holland. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  2. Franc Weerwind geïnstalleerd als burgemeester Omroep Flevoland. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Annemarie Jorritsma
Mayor of Almere Incumbent
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