Remco Paul George Bosma (born 6 June 1971) is a Dutch politician. He has been Mayor of

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since 16 January 2019. Previously Bosma was a member of the

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for the

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between 1 March 2016 and 23 March 2017. He served in the

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between 15 March 2007 and 1 March 2016.

Career

Bosma was born on 6 June 1971 in

Breda Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...

. He studied to be an engineer at

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and has mainly worked in water management. Since February 2003 he worked as a senior inspector for the of the Dutch

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. Bosma was number 54 on the

list for the

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. On 18 February 2016

Bart de Liefde Barthold Charles (Bart) de Liefde (born 18 September 1976 in London) is a Dutch former politician and field hockey umpire. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Dutch: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie'') he was an ...

left the

. After Frans Weekers declined to take up the vacant seat Bosma succeeded De Liefde on 1 March 2016. His term in office ended on 23 March 2017. Bosma served in the

between March 2007 and 1 March 2016. Bosma was sworn in as mayor of

on 16 January 2019.

References

1971 births Living people Mayors in North Brabant Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Flevoland People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians People from Roosendaal Wageningen University and Research alumni 21st-century Dutch politicians {{Netherlands-VVD-politician-stub