Rianne Donders-de Leest

M.J.D. (Rianne) Donders-de Leest (born July 22, 1960 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch politician for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

Donders-de Leest started her career as a teacher at a primary school. She was elected into the municipal council of Etten-Leur in 1990. Till 2002 she was a councillor, among others as leader of the CDA fraction. In 2000 she also became an alderman, dealing with spatial planning, traffic, transportation, housing and sports.

From September 1, 2004 to January 9, 2015 she was mayor of the municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo. Since January 30, 2015, she has been mayor of Roermond.

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