J. H. H. (Jan) Mans (9 April 1940, Heerlen – 18 February 2021, MeerssenJan Mans burgemeester tijdens vuurwerkramp overleden
NOS, 19 February 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). Mans studied sociology at Radboud University Nijmegen. In 1982, he was named mayor of Meerssen. Six years later, in 1988 he became mayor in Kerkrade. From 1994 until 2005 he was mayor of

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, where he was confronted with the Enschede fireworks disaster of 13 May 2000, which killed 23 people and left hundreds homeless. A report by the commission Oosting found the city government lacking in its inspections of the site before the accident. The mayor's actions during the disaster found general support and he remained in office for another five years.Burgemeester Mans wacht oordeel gemeenteraad af

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, 1 March 2001 In May 2005 he left Enschede and was asked to be acting mayor of Venlo. In October 2005 he became acting mayor of Zaanstad until April 2006. From 1 December 2006 he was chairman of the

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of Northern and Southern Limburg. On 14 January 2010, he became acting mayor of Maastricht,Jan Mans tijdelijk opvolger Leers

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, 14 January 2010Jan Mans waarnemend burgemeester Maastricht, college blijft aan
Volkskrant, 15 January 2010 and on 1 February 2011 he became acting mayor of Moerdijk, replacing

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who retired early after a fire at Chemie-Pack.Jan Mans waarnemend burgemeester in Moerdijk
Volkskrant, 18 January 2011 In 2012 Mans was acting mayor of

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succeeding Wim Cornelis, who retired early.Mans tijdelijk burgemeester van Gouda

, 16 May 2012 In April 2013, he led the talks to form a new coalition in the city council of Meerssen, after the fall of the local coalition.Jan Mans formateur in Meerssen
Volkskrant, 19 April 2013

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