Johanna Wilhelmina (Joke) Kersten (11 April 1944 – 6 August 2020) was a Dutch politician. She served as member of the

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for the Labour Party from 4 September 1990 to 17 May 1994. She was mayor of Grubbenvorst and Broekhoven between 1995 and 2001. Later Kersten was acting mayor of

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and Asten. She served as mayor of

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between 2004 and 2009.

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1944 births 2020 deaths Labour Party (Netherlands) MPs Mayors in Limburg (Netherlands) Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) People from Boxmeer Women mayors of places in the Netherlands Mayors in North Brabant {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub