| Lodewijk Asscher | |
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| Lodewijk Asscher in November 2010 | |
| Acting Mayor of Amsterdam | |
| In office March 12, 2010 – July 7, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Job Cohen |
| Succeeded by | Eberhard van der Laan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lodewijk Frans Asscher September 27, 1974 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jildau Piena |
| Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (LL.M.) |
| Occupation | Politician Civil servant Jurist Professor |
| Religion | Judaism |
| Website | Official site |
Lodewijk Frans Asscher (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloˑdəˌʋɛi̯k ˈɑʃər]; born September 27, 1974 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He was the Acting Mayor of Amsterdam between March 12, 2010 and July 7, 2010 after Job Cohen resigned as Mayor to become the Labour Party Party leader and Lijsttrekker for the Dutch general election of 2010.[1]
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He is alderman of Finances, Economics, Airport and Harbour, and deputy mayor of Amsterdam for the Labour Party. Asscher entered the city council after the Dutch municipal elections of 2002. Besides his role as the Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party in the Amsterdam city council, he took part in the commission on General Affairs. Until 1 January 2006, Asscher taught information Law at the University of Amsterdam. In his book "New Amsterdam", Asscher advocated the eventual disappearance of the red light district. A few days after the release of the book, Asscher revoked that statement, stating that he was not against prostitution, but rather against sexual slavery.
After the Dutch municipal elections of 2006, where he led the Labour Party's campaign in Amsterdam, Asscher was installed as a alderman on April 26.
He is married to Jildau Piena, married on July 15, 2007.[2] They have a son Abel Abram born May 26, 2007.[3]
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| Preceded by Job Cohen |
Mayor of Amsterdam (a.i.) 2010 |
Succeeded by Eberhard van der Laan |