Ahmed Aboutaleb
Mayor
Ahmed Aboutaleb is mayor of the city of Rotterdam.
Curriculum vitae
- Name Ahmed: Aboutaleb
- Date of birth: 29 August 1961
- Place of birth: Beni Sidel (Morocco)
- Profession prior to becoming mayor: State Secretary for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, fourth Balkenende cabinet
Education
- Technical College (telecommunications)
- Intermediate technical School
- Junior technical School
Career
- State Secretary for the Ministry of Social affairs and Employment, Fourth Balkenende cabinet, 2007 - 2008
- Vice Mayor, Municipality of Amsterdam, 2004 - 2007
- Director of the Social, Economic and Cultural Development Sector, Municipality of Amsterdam, 2002 - 2004
- Columnist, Newspaper Trouw, 2000 - 2002
- Director, FORUM Institute for Multicultural Development, 1998 - 2002
- Manager of the Communications and Publications Sector Statistics Netherlands (CBS),1997 - 1998
- Head of information, Social and Economic Council (SER),1994 - 1997
- Press officer, Ministry of Welfare, Health and cultural Affairs, 1991 - 1994
- Reporter, RTL 4 Nieuws,1989 - 1991
- Freelance reporter (Veronica Radio, NOS Radio, discussieleider RVU Televisie, programmamaker Regio Stad Amsterdam), 1988-1989
