Peter den Oudsten (born 1951) is a

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politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He was acting

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in 2020. Previously, he was mayor of

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(acting),

Meppel Meppel (; Drents: ''Möppelt'') is a city and municipality in the Northeastern Netherlands. It constitutes the southwestern part of the province of Drenthe. Meppel is the smallest municipality in Drenthe, with a total area of about 57 km² (22 sq ...

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, and

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Career

Den Oudsten began his career in 1975 as a civil servant in the municipality of Enschede. In 1984 he became a member and spokesperson for Provincial Energy Friesland. In 1991 he worked at

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and became head of corporate communications. From 1986 to 1997, Den Oudsten was a member of the municipal council of

. Successively he was an alderman from 1997 to 2001. Afterwards he was mayor of Meppel from 2001 to 2005, and mayor of Enschede from 2005 to 2014. In January 2015, he was appointed mayor of Groningen.

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1951 births Living people 20th-century Dutch civil servants 20th-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians Aldermen of Leeuwarden Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Mayors in Drenthe Mayors of Enschede Mayors of Groningen Mayors of Leeuwarden Mayors of Utrecht Municipal councillors of Leeuwarden People from Leeuwarden People from Meppel {{Netherlands-politician-stub