Leendert Arent-Willem de Lange (born 13 November 1972) is a Dutch politician. He has been mayor of

Wassenaar Wassenaar (; population: in ) is a municipality and town located in the province of South Holland, on the western coast of the Netherlands. An affluent suburb of The Hague, Wassenaar lies north of that city on the N44/A44 highway near the Nort ...

since 18 July 2019. Previously he was a member of the

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for the

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, serving from 31 March 2015 to 23 March 2017 and once again from 31 October 2017 to 3 July 2019. De Lange was alderman in

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between 2006 and 2013 and in Wassenaar between 2013 and 2014 where he also served as deputy mayor.

Career

De Lange was born on 13 November 1972 in

. He studied government management between 1991 and 1994 at the . Subsequently, he studied public administration theory at

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from 1995 to 2000. He worked at the district court and later for the public prosecutor of The Hague court between 1996 and 2000. From 2000 to 2005 he worked as advisor on parliamentary and ministerial contacts at the municipality of The Hague. De Lange became member of the

in 1992. He was member of the municipal council of

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between 1999 and 2006. Between May 2006 and February 2013, he was alderman in

. From 11 February 2013 until 1 June 2014, he was alderman and deputy mayor in his birth town of

. After his terms as alderman he worked for communication firm Dietz. In the parliamentary elections of 2012 De Lange occupied place 53 on the candidate list of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. On 31 March 2015, he entered the

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when he replaced René Leegte who had resigned. In the House of Representatives his portfolio was health care. His term in office ended on 23 March 2017. De Lange returned to the House on 31 October 2017. He resigned from the House on 3 July 2019 to become mayor of

. On 18 July 2019, he was installed in this position.

References

External links

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Profile on Parlement.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lange, Leendert de 1972 births Living people Aldermen in South Holland Aldermen of Wassenaar Leiden University alumni Mayors in South Holland Dutch MPs 2017–2021 Dutch MPs 2012–2017 Municipal councillors of Leiden People from Wassenaar People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians