Jacobus Johannes Hermanus (Jaap) Pop (born 23 June 1941,

Alphen aan den Rijn Alphen aan den Rijn (; or "Alphen on the Rhine") is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The city is situated on the banks of the river Oude Rijn (Utrecht and South Holland), Oude Rijn (Old Rhine ...

) is a former Dutch politician. Pop is a member of the Labour Party.

Early life

Pop was born as one of three sons in 1941 in

. His father is Herman Pop who was a member of the

Christian Historical Union The Christian Historical Union (, CHU) was a Protestant Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CHU is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), into which it merged in September 1980. History 187 ...

party and served as mayor of

Dinteloord Dinteloord is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. Dinteloord is known for its sugar factory, and the Muza festivals that have been held here for over 50 years. History The village was first mentioned in 1604 as "le village de Din ...

between 1946 and 1973. Pop went on to study

jurisprudence Jurisprudence, also known as theory of law or philosophy of law, is the examination in a general perspective of what law is and what it ought to be. It investigates issues such as the definition of law; legal validity; legal norms and values ...

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

Career

Burgemeester Pop fotografeert premier Wim Kok bij de landelijke 1 mei-viering van de PvdA in het concertgebouw

Pop served as

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...

of several cities between 1975 and 2006. Pop succeeded Jan Dijkstra as mayor of

Franeker Franeker (; ) is one of the eleven historical City rights in the Low Countries, cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Waadhoeke. It is located north of the Van Harinxmakanaal and about west of Leeuwarden. As of 2023, it had 13,0 ...

in 1975. In 1981 he became the mayor of

Tiel Tiel () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the middle of the Netherlands. The town is enclosed by the Waal (river), Waal river and the Linge river to the South and the North, and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal to the Eas ...

and he served in that position until 1988. He was the mayor of

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known fo ...

between 1988 and 1995. In 1995 he succeeded Elizabeth Schmitz as mayor of

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...

. Pop retired in 2006 and he was succeeded by

Bernt Schneiders Bernt Schneiders (born as Bernard Bram Schneiders 2 April 1959 in Breukelen) is a Dutch politician who is a member of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) and. From July 2006 until September 2016 he was mayor of Haarlem. Career Schneiders studied law ...

as mayor of Haarlem. In 2004, he became Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau. In 2008, he played the role of mayor in the film '' Ver van familie''. In 2016, Pop's work as mayor of Haarlem was part of an exhibition on Haarlem's mayors at Museum Haarlem, which also included former mayors Elizabeth Schmitz,

Jan Reehorst Jan Reehorst (21 March 1923 – 4 June 2024) was a Dutch politician. Life and career Reehorst became a member of the Labour Party in 1946. From 1953 until 1973, he was member of the municipal council of Rotterdam. Between 1956 and 1967, he was ...

and

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* 1941 births Living people Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Mayors in Friesland People from Franeker Mayors in Gelderland People from Tiel Mayors of Alkmaar Mayors of Haarlem {{Netherlands-mayor-stub