Ahmed Aboutaleb
Ahmed Aboutaleb | |
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State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
In office 22 February 2007 – 12 December 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
Preceded by | Henk van Hoof |
Succeeded by | Jetta Klijnsma |
Personal details | |
Born | Beni Sidel, Nador, Rif | 29 August 1961
Nationality | Dutch, Moroccan[1][2] |
Political party | Labour Party (from 2003) |
Children | 3 daughters and 1 son |
Residence(s) | Kralingen, Netherlands |
Alma mater | The Hague University of Applied Sciences |
Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Journalist · Electrical engineer · Nonprofit director · Political pundit · Author · Columnist · Poet |
Ahmed Aboutaleb (
Early life and career
Ahmed Aboutaleb was born on 29 August 1961 in
Aboutaleb then studied
After graduating he found work as reporter for Veronica TV, NOS-radio and RTL Nieuws. He also worked at the public relations department of the Dutch health ministry. In 1998, Aboutaleb became director of the Forum organisation, an institute dealing with multiculturalism in the Netherlands. He also obtained a post as a civil servant with the municipality of Amsterdam. In 2002, he applied for a government position with the Pim Fortuyn List party but chose not to take it up after disagreeing with the LPF's policies. He joined the PvdA a year later.[5]
Politics
In January 2004, Aboutaleb succeeded the scandal-plagued Rob Oudkerk as alderman in Amsterdam. Labour Party leader Wouter Bos in his book Wat Wouter Wil (English: What Wouter wants) said that if the Labour Party was involved in forming the next cabinet after the 2006 election, Aboutaleb would be offered a ministerial post. Aboutaleb himself claimed at the time he wanted to focus on his work as alderman and that it was "important first that the PvdA wins the election."[6]
When the Labour Party really did become part of a new coalition, Aboutaleb was just offered the position of
Along with another deputy minister, Nebahat Albayrak, of Turkish descent, Aboutaleb was criticised by Geert Wilders at the time of their announced appointments for holding dual passports. According to Wilders and his party, government ministers should not have dual citizenship, which they say implies dual allegiance. (Renouncing Moroccan citizenship is almost impossible in practice, as formal approval from the government is required)
On 31 October 2008 Aboutaleb was appointed (in the Netherlands,
In 2021 Aboutaleb was the joint winner of the 2021
Translator
Aboutaleb is also a great fan of
Bibliography
- Droom & daad (2015; Dream & action)
- De roep van de stad (2015; The call of the city)
Notes
References
- ^ "Aboutaleb stuurt zijn paspoort niet terug". de Volkskrant. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Ahmed Aboutaleb. Overal de eerste - Humanistisch Verbond". www.humanistischverbond.be. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Wouter Ijzerman. "Mayor and Muslim in the Netherlands, a Question of Loyalty?". Morocco World News. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Kouters, Steffie (15 November 2008). "Ahmed Aboutaleb". de Volkskrant (in Dutch).
- ^ "'Ik heb onze naam bevuild' - vrijdag 6 februari 2009 - DePers.nl". www.depers.nl. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Bos biedt Aboutaleb ministerspost aan" (in Dutch). Elsevier. 1 November 2006. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007.
- ^ "New cabinet ministers announced". Expatica. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
- ^ Hendrickx, Frank; Meijer, Remco (27 December 2016). "Plasterk: Timmermans dwong buitenlandportefeuille af met niets doen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch).
- ^ "Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb is the 'best mayor in the world'". DutchNews.nl. Amsterdam. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "The 2021 World Mayor Winners". worldmayor.com. September 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Groenendijk, Peter (6 January 2024). "De moeilijke slotfase van Ahmed Aboutaleb: 'Hij is over z'n houdbaarheidsdatum heen'" [Ahmed Aboutaleb's difficult last years: 'He is past his expiration date']. Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Aboutaleb vertrekt als burgemeester van Rotterdam" [Aboutaleb steps down as Mayor of Rotterdam]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ "Ahmed Aboutaleb". Writers Unlimited. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) Ing. A. (Ahmed) Aboutaleb Parlement & Politiek