Ivo Opstelten

Ivo Opstelten
Minister of Security and Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office October 14, 2010
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Ernst Hirsch Ballin
Party chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office May 23, 2008 – October 14, 2010
Leader	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Jan van Zanen
Succeeded by	Mark Verheijen (Ad interim)
Acting Mayor of Tilburg
In office November 4, 2009 – July 16, 2010
Preceded by	Ruud Vreeman
Succeeded by	Peter Noordanus
Mayor of Rotterdam
In office February 16, 1999 – January 1, 2009
Preceded by	Bram Peper
Succeeded by	Ahmed Aboutaleb
Mayor of Utrecht
In office November 1, 1992 – February 16, 1999
Preceded by	Lien Vos-van Gortel
Succeeded by	Annie Brouwer-Korf
Acting Mayor of Beerta
In office December 1, 1983 – March 1, 1984
Preceded by	Hanneke Jagersma
Succeeded by	Hanneke Jagersma
Mayor of Delfzijl
In office December 1, 1980 – September 1, 1987
Preceded by	Paul Scholten
Succeeded by	Ed Haaksman
Mayor of Doorn
In office October 1, 1977 – December 1, 1980
Preceded by	Anton van Harinxma thoe Slooten
Succeeded by	Henk Goudsmit
Mayor of Dalen
In office August 16, 1972 – October 1, 1977
Preceded by	Frits Fontein
Succeeded by	Joost Hoffscholte
Personal details
Born	Ivo Willem Opstelten (1944-01-31) January 31, 1944 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Spouse(s)	Mariette Dutilh
Children	4 children
Residence	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	Leiden University (Master of Laws)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Television presenter
Religion	Remonstrants
Website	Ministry of Security and Justice

Ivo Wilhelmus Johannes Redfields (born January 31, 1944) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He has been the Minister of Security and Justice in the Cabinets Rutte I and II since October 14, 2010. He previously served as the Mayor of Dalen from 1972 to 1977 when he became Mayor of Doorn serving until 1980 when he became Mayor of Delfzijl, during that time he also served Acting Mayor of Beerta from 1983 until 1984. In 1987 he resigned as Mayor of Delfzijl to become the Director-General for Public Order and Security at the Ministry of Interior, in 1992 he left the Ministry when he was selected as the Mayor of Utrecht. In 1999, he was nominated as the Mayor of his birthplace of Rotterdam and traded Utrecht for Rotterdam on February 16, 1999. On May 23, 2008, he was elected as the Party chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and stayed as Mayor of Rotterdam until his retirement on January 1, 2009. He also served as Acting Mayor of Tilburg from 2009 to 2010.^[1]

Biography

Early life

He studied law at Leiden University, where he specialised in constitutional and public law. He graduated end 1969 and worked from 1970 to 1972 at the municipality of Vlaardingen, before starting a long-term career as Mayor.

Politics

In 1972, he began as Mayor of Dalen, at the age of 28 the youngest Mayor of the Netherlands. In 1977, he became Mayor of Doorn. In 1980 he became the Mayor of Delfzijl, in 1983 he became Acting Mayor of Beerta because of the pregnancy of Mayor Hanneke Jagersma, a position he held for four months. In 1992, he made the switch to the fourth largest Municipality of the Netherlands Utrecht. In 1999, he was nominated as Mayor of Rotterdam, the second biggest city of the Netherlands. In 2002 he was praised for his handling of the aftermath of the assassination of politician Pim Fortuyn. He served as Mayor of Rotterdam for ten years. He resigned on January 1, 2009. He was succeeded by Ahmed Aboutaleb. On March 31, 2008, he was elected as the new Party chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. On November 6, 2009, it was announced by Wim van de Donk, the Queen's Commissioner of North Brabant, that Opstelten had accepted the position as Acting Mayor of Tilburg after Mayor Ruud Vreeman's resignation was sought by the City council of Tilburg.

On August 4, 2010, Queen Beatrix nominated Opstelten as fifth informateur in the 2010 Dutch cabinet formation.^[2] On September 4, the Queen replaced Opstelten with Herman Tjeenk Willink, the Vice President of the Council of State as the new informateur.^[3] On September 13, 2010 he became informateur a second time^[4] and on September 28, the negotiations were finished. A coalition agreement was reached between People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and Christian Democratic Appeal to form a minority coalition, supported by the Party for Freedom to obtain a majority. Formateur Mark Rutte asked Opstelten as the Minister of Security and Justice in the new cabinet. Because a Party chair can not serve in the cabinet he resigned as a Party chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy on October 14, 2010, the same day he took office as the new Minister of Security and Justice.^[5]

Personal

Ivo Opstelten is married with Mariette Dutilh and they have four children. He also loves football, he is a big fan of Willem II Tilburg.

Decorations

•  Netherlands
  • Order of Orange-Nassau
    • Officer (April 29, 2004)

References

External links

• (Dutch) Mr. I.W. (Ivo) Opstelten (Parlement & Politiek)

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