Gerrit Oosting (12 April 1941 in

Zwartemeer Zwartemeer () is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. It is located on the border with Germany. History Zwartemeer is a linear settlement along a canal which was established in 1871 as a buckwheat ...

– 15 November 2012 in Oldenzaal) was a Dutch

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

. Oosting started his career as a teacher in Oldenzaal. From 1978 to 1987 he was an alderman for the Labour Party (PvdA) in Oldenzaal. Subsequently he was

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Gieten Gieten is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 14 km east of Assen. History The village was first mentioned in 1223 as Geten. The etymology is unclear. Gieten is an ''e ...

from 1987 to 1997 and also mayor ad int. of

Eelde Eelde () is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo, and lies about 9 km south of Groningen. Groningen Airport Eelde is located near the village. Eelde was a separate municipality until 1998, when ...

from 1991 to 1992, succeedingly mayor ad int. of

Ambt Delden Ambt Delden is a former municipality in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It consisted of the countryside surrounding the city of Delden, which was a separate municipality. Ambt Delden existed from 1818 to 2001, when it became a part of Hof van Tw ...

from 1998 to 2001, and mayor ad int. of

Vlagtwedde Vlagtwedde () is a village in the very southeast of Groningen province in the northeastern Netherlands. It lies on the Dutch border with the German state of Lower Saxony to the east. History The municipality of Vlagtwedde was created in Decemb ...

in 2009.

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1941 births 2012 deaths Aldermen in Overijssel Dutch educators Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Mayors in Drenthe People from Aa en Hunze People from Emmen, Netherlands People from Hof van Twente People from Oldenzaal People from Tynaarlo People from Vlagtwedde Mayors in Overijssel Mayors in Groningen (province) {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub