Eberhard van der Laan
| Eberhard van der Laan | |
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Eberhard van der Laan in 2010
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| Mayor of Amsterdam | |
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Assumed office 7 July 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Lodewijk Asscher (Ad interim) |
| Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration | |
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In office 14 November 2008 – 23 February 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Ella Vogelaar |
| Succeeded by | Eimert van Middelkoop |
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Eberhard Edzard van der Laan 28 June 1955 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Labour Party (from 1976) |
| Children | 5 children |
| Residence | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | VU University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) |
| Occupation |
Politician Political consultant Lawyer |
| Website | (in English) Official website |
Eberhard Edzard van der Laan (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɛbərˈɦɑrt ˌɛtˈzɑrt vɑn dər ˈlaːn]; born 28 June 1955) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2010.
Van der Laan a lawyer by occupation, worked for the Trenité Van Doorne Advocaten law firm from 1982 until 1992 when he co-founded the Kennedy Van der Laan law firm and served as a Partner until 2008. After Ella Vogelaar the Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration in the Cabinet Balkenende IV resigned after the Leader of the Labour Party Wouter Bos lost his confidence for her position after increasing criticism on her performance, Van der Laan was asked to succeed her as Minister for Housing, Communities and Integration and took office on 14 November 2008. The Cabinet Balkenende IV fell on 23 February 2010 as the result of disagreement between the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the Labour Party over the extension of ISAF mission in Afghanistan. On 27 January 2017, it was revealed that Van der Laan has metastatic lung cancer.
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