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Jozias van Aartsen

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Jozias van Aartsen

Jozias Johannes van Aartsen (born December 25, 1947 in The Hague) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

He was acting mayor of Amsterdam from December 2017 till July 2018.

Previously Van Aartsen was mayor of The Hague, acting queen's commissioner of the Province of Drenthe, a foreign affairs and agricultural minister, an MP, and also VVD political and parliamentary leader.[1][2]

He started his career as a civil servant.

Jozias van Aartsen is married with three children.

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  1. (in Dutch) Verwarde advocate reed met opzet Van Aartsen aan, Volkskrant, 4 April 2004.
  2. Van Aartsen waarnemend burgemeester in Amsterdam, nos.nl, 2 November 2017.