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CURRENT MAYOR

Peter Heijkoop

Peter Heijkoop (1983) has been chosen to take over as the next mayor of Leiden from 19 September 2024, following a final confirmation by the King of the Netherlands.

Peter Heijkoop has extensive administrative experience. He is an alderman in Dordrecht (social affairs, public housing, primary education and finance) and deputy mayor. As a member of the VNG board, he has strongly advocated for the livelihood security of residents. From 2011 to 2016, Heijkoop was a member of the municipal council of Dordrecht on behalf of the CDA. Heijkoop studied health sciences at Erasmus University Rotterdam and worked at Woonzorg Nederland from 2012 to 2016. Heijkoop lives with his wife and four children in Dordrecht.

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