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The Mayor of Amsterdam
The current Mayor of Amsterdam is Job Cohen. More information on him and his responsibilities and duties in the city can be found here.
Profile and CV of Mayor Job Cohen
Here you will find more information about the Mayor detailing his achievements, his ambitions and his CV.
Mayor Cohen named one of Time Magazine's 'Heroes of 2005'
On 3 October, 2005 ‘Time Magazine’ selected Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen to be amongst Europe’s ‘Heroes of 2005’. The Mayor, known for his pragmatism, has been key in keeping tolerance alive in the city.
'We, Amsterdammers'
In 2004, the Mayor launched the initiative 'Wij Amsterdammers' (‘We, the people of Amsterdam’). This action plan forms an initial answer to the question of how urban groups can interact with each other whilst best defending against the people who threaten the city's freedoms.
Radicalisation in Amsterdam
In 2005 the City of Amsterdam commissioned a report from the Institute for Migrations and Ethnic Studies (IMES) into radicalisation in the city. Read the press release detailing the report's findings here.
Speech transcript
Speech by Mayor Cohen at the Conference on the administrative approach, Amsterdam, Mariott Hotel, 13 March 2008, including information about Van Traa, Bibob, and the City of Amsterdam's approach to tackling organised crime.
