Peter Oskam (born 5 January 1960 in

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

) is a Dutch politician and former football referee and

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. As a member of the

Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( , CDA) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in the Netherlands. Formed as a federation in 1975 by the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party, and the Christian Historical ...

(CDA) he was an MP between 20 September 2012 and 4 January 2016. As a referee he refereed 64 football games in the

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(Honorary Division) between 1998 and 2004. Oskam also officiated in

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, serving as fourth official for the qualifying match between the

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and

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. As a judge he was vice president of the

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of Rotterdam and Amsterdam. In November 2015 it was announced Oskam would leave the House of Representatives to become mayor of

Capelle aan den IJssel Capelle aan den IJssel ( ; ) is a large town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in , and covers an area of , of which is water. It is situated on the eastern edge o ...

per January 2016. He was sworn in as mayor on 4 January. He was replaced in the House by Mustafa Amhaouch. Oskam is married, has four children, and lives in

Rijswijk Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59.642 in 2024, and it has an area of , of which is water. The municipality also i ...

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