Aucke van der Werff (born 3 September 1953 in

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) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Party (CDA). He currently is mayor of

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. Van der Werff was a teacher of English. From 1990 to 1998, he was a member of the municipal council of

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and subsequently an alderman till 2002. In 2003, he became mayor of

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. In 2010, he became mayor of Noordoostpolder.

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