Secretary General Henk de Jong
Henk de Jong is the Amsterdam Secretary General. He is the primary advisor to the College of Mayor and Alderpersons and is ultimately responsible for services in the city. He also represents the City of Amsterdam in various regional, national and European matters.
Responsibilities
As the most senior civil servant, the Secretary General is responsible for maintaining links between the civil service, the board and society. As such, he works closely with the city centre administrators, the civil service, the city council and partner organisations both inside and outside of the city.
The Secretary General fulfils the following roles as part of this position:
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Primary advisor to the College of Mayor and Alderpersons
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General Manager of the city
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Director of the Administrative Service
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Representative of the city centre and the municipality as a whole.
Career
After studying Public Administration, Henk de Jong embarked on his career in 1991 as a researcher at the University of Leiden. From 1992, he held positions advising on various administrative and governmental issues for the B&A Groep and subsequently, for Berenschot.
In 2000, he founded the Lysias Consulting Group and was at the helm of the company for 6 years. De Jong then became Policy Director at the Rotterdam Administrative Service, where he was also acting Secretary General. He made the move to Amsterdam in October 2007.
Additional involvement
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Member of the Council of the Judiciary Review Board
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Member of the Advisory Council for the Institute of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Leiden
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Member of the Board of Trustees for the Public Administration Master’s course at the Netherlands School of Public Administration (NSOB).
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