Jos Wienen (born 3 October 1960 in

Ridderkerk Ridderkerk () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covers an area of of which is covered by water. The municipality of Ridderkerk also includes th ...

) is a Dutch politician. He is mayor of the city of

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English) is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland. Haarlem is situated at the northern edge of the Randstad, one of the most populated metropoli ...

. Wienen studied history and theology at

Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...

. In 1986 he became a councilor for the

Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( nl, Christen-Democratisch Appèl, ; CDA) is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary ...

(CDA) in the municipality of Ridderkerk. In 1993 he became also an alderman. Within his responsibilities were spatial planning, housing, traffic and transport, and economic affairs. Wienen was also part-time vice-president of the city region

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

. In 2001, Wienen became mayor of the municipality of

Katwijk Katwijk (), also spelled Katwyk, is a coastal municipality and town in the province of South Holland, which is situated in the mid-western part of the Netherlands. The Oude Rijn ("Old Rhine") river flows through the town and into the North Se ...

. In 2006, Katwijk merged with

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and Valkenburg and became known as the municipality of Katwijk. Wienen was also member of the executive committee of the region Holland Rijnland, of which Katwijk is a part. On 21 September 2016, Wienen exchanged Katwijk for the city

where he succeeded

Bernt Schneiders Bernard Bram "Bernt" Schneiders (born 2 April 1959 in Breukelen) is a Dutch politician who is a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) and. From July 2006 until September 2016 he was mayor of Haarlem. Career Schneiders studied law and worked ...

as mayor. Presumably as a result of his strict stance towards motor cycling gangs Jos Wienen was threatened from October 2018 onwards. The news became public and got a lot of media attention in the Netherlands. Some citizens from Haarlem even organised a gathering on the Grote Markt to support the mayor and pray for the threats to cease. He lived in a safe house for roughly six months where he was being guarded 24 hours a day. He has since left the safe house.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Wienen, Jos 1960 births Living people Aldermen in South Holland Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Mayors in South Holland People from Katwijk People from Ridderkerk Utrecht University alumni