City Government

Amsterdam government, Mayor and College of Alderpersons

The city's systems and policies are created and maintained through dualistic co-operation between the City Council and Mayor & College of Alderpersons, strongly linked to the voice of the people. This section contains information on how the City Government works, the make-up of the current council and profiles of the mayor and alderpersons.

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  New Amsterdam City Council

  Political parties GroenLinks, PvdA and VVD presented the new Amsterdam City Council on Wednesday, 28 April 2010.  Read more... »
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  2010 City and District Council election results

  On 3 March 2010 Amsterdammers went to the polls to cast their vote for City and District Councils. The following are the results of the City Council and all seven districts.  Read more... »
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  Mayor of Amsterdam

  The mayor of Amsterdam as of 7 July 2010 is Eberhard van der Laan.   Read more... »
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  Portfolios: Mayor & Alderpersons

  Information on the Amsterdam City Government with CVs and portfolios of the Mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, and the Aldermen of the Amsterdam City Council.  Read more... »
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  City Government

  Amsterdam is run by the City Council and a college of Aldermen. The Council is the highest authority in the City of Amsterdam and is responsible for all important decisions.  Read more... »
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  Dualism

  In 2002 the city council introduced a new system: dualism. The basis for this system is a change in the division of tasks and duties.  Read more... »
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  District Councils

  The District Councils are to the neighbourhoods what the City Council is to Amsterdam. Amsterdam's first District Councils were established in the early 1980s, when Amsterdam-Noord and Osdorp were given their..  Read more... »