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Ivo Opstelten
Acting Mayor of Tilburg
Incumbent
Assumed office  November 4, 2009
Preceded by	Ruud Vreeman
Party Chairman of the VVD
Incumbent
Assumed office  March 31, 2008
Preceded by	Jan van Zanen
Mayor of Rotterdam
In office February 16, 1999 – January 1, 2009
Preceded by	Bram Peper
Succeeded by	Ahmed Aboutaleb
Mayor of Utrecht
In office November 1, 1992 – February 16, 1999
Preceded by	Lien Vos-van Gortel
Succeeded by	Annie Brouwer-Korf
Acting Mayor of Beerta
In office December 1, 1983 – March 1, 1984
Preceded by	Hanneke Jagersma
Succeeded by	Hanneke Jagersma
Mayor of Delfzijl
In office December 1, 1980 – September 1, 1987
Preceded by	Paul Scholten
Succeeded by	Ed Haaksman
Mayor of Doorn
In office October 1, 1977 – December 1, 1980
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Unknown
Mayor of Dalen
In office August 16, 1972 – October 1, 1977
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Joost Hoffscholte
Born	January 31, 1944 (1944-01-31) (age 65) Rotterdam, Netherlands
Birth name	Ivo Willem Opstelten
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	VVD
Spouse(s)	Mariette Dutilh
Residence	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (LL.M.)
Occupation	Politician Public servant Jurist
Religion	Remonstrants

Ivo Willem Opstelten (born January 31, 1944) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. A career politician, he has served as Mayor of six different Municipalities, most recently as Mayor of Rotterdam from 1999 to 2009.

Biography

Early life

He studied law at the Leiden University, within which he specialised himself in constitutional and public law. He graduated end 1969 and worked from 1970 to 1972 at the municipality Vlaardingen, before starting to a long-term Mayor career.

Career

In 1972 he begon his career as Mayor of Dalen, at the age of 28 the youngest Mayor of the Netherlands. In 1977 he became Mayor of Doorn. In 1980 he became the Mayor of Delfzijl, in 1983 he became Acting Mayor of Beerta because of the pregnancy of Mayor Hanneke Jagersma, a position he held for four months. In 1992 he made the switch to the fourth largest Municipality of the Netherlands Utrecht. In 1999 he was nominated as Mayor of Rotterdam the second city of the Netherlands. In 2002 he was praised for his handling of the aftermath of the assassination of politician Pim Fortuyn. He seved as Mayor of Rotterdam for ten years, He resigned on January 1, 2009, and was succeeded by Ahmed Aboutaleb.

On March 31, 2008 he was elected as the new Party Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy.

On November 6, 2009 it was announced by Wim van de Donk the Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant that Opstelten accepted the position as Acting Mayor of Tilburg after Mayor Ruud Vreeman resignation was sought by the City council of Tilburg.

Trivia

Ivo Opstelten is married, he and his wife Mariette Dutilh and have four children.

References

External links

• (Dutch) Official Parliamentary Biography