Government of Rotterdam explained

Rotterdam City Council
Native Name:Gemeenteraad van Rotterdam
Coa Pic:Gemeenteraad_Gemeente_Rotterdam_logo.png
Session Room:Rotterdam stadhuis.jpg
House Type:City Council
Members:45
Structure1 Res:250px
Leader1 Type:Chairperson
Leader1:Mayor of Rotterdam
Political Groups1:Government (25)[1]

Opposition (20)

Last Election1:2022
Next Election1:2026
Meeting Place:Rotterdam City Hall
Website:https://www.rotterdam.nl/en/city-government

The Government of Rotterdam is the government of the municipality and city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Most of the inhabitants live in the city of Rotterdam, but the municipality also covers a number of small villages, and other parts of the local government, such as Rozenburg, cover an even larger area.

City council

Results of the elections of 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022:[2]

City council seats
Party % 2002 % 2006 % 2010 % 2014 % 2018 % 2022 S. 2002 S. 2006 S. 2010 S. 2014 S. 2018 S. 2022
Livable Rotterdam34.7 29.7 28.6 27.5 20.5 20.117 1414 1411 10
VVD9.8 6.29.6 7.510.7 11.34 34 35 6
GreenLeft6.5 4.37.3 4.99.9 10.03 23 25 5
D665.1 2.29.3 12.79.9 9.92 14 65 5
PvdA22.4 37.428.9 15.89.7 8.611 1814 85 4
DENK7.4 7.84 4
Volt5.22
PvdD2.53.5 4.311 2
BIJ14.12
50+3.2 3.61 1
CU/SGP ¹2.7 2.43.0 3.23.0 3.41 11 11 1
SP4.0 6.65.6 10.54.9 2.91 32 52 1
CDA11.3 7.76.7 5.94.7 2.95 33 32 1
FVD2.31
NIDA4.85.4 2 2
PVV3.51
Cityparty Rotterdam2.5 1.01 0
Others1.0 2.51.1 4.64.2 3.50 00 00 0
Turnout54.8 57.846.0 45.146.7 38.9
Seats45 4545 4545 45

¹ In 2022 only CU.

City executive

City executive 2002 - 2006

Pim Fortuyn of Leefbaar Rotterdam (right-wing populistic) won the elections on 6 March 2002 with 17 seats and formed a new coalition with the CDA (Christian democratic) and VVD (liberal) that unseated the PvdA (labour) which had ruled Rotterdam for decades. Only three months to the day later he was assassinated.

City executive 2006 - 2010

The coalition mayor and aldermen for the period 2006-2010 was formed by a coalition of the parties PvdA (labour), CDA (Christian democratic), VVD (liberal) and GroenLinks (green left). The college was sworn in on May 18, 2006.

The college since its inauguration in 2006 had a number of cycles. VVD alderman Roelf de Boer retreated from his position in 2007. In 2008, GreenLeft alderman Orhan Kaya was replaced by Rik Grashoff. In April 2009 VVD left the coalition,[3] though it retained a slim majority of 23 of the 45 seats. The two VVD aldermen Jeannette Baljeu and Mark Harbers were replaced by CDA and PvdA aldermen. This left the CDA with three council seats and three aldermen, a remarkable situation. In July 2009 CDA alderman Leonard Geluk joined the coalition but he stepped down prematurely, because of his new position as chairman of ROC Netherlands.

City executive 2010 - 2014

The city board of mayor and aldermen was formed by four parties: PvdA (labour), VVD (conservative-liberal), D66 (social-liberal), and CDA (Christian-democratic).

Aldermen were: Jeannette Baljeu, Hugo de Jonge, Hamit Karakus, Jantine Kriens, Antoinette Laan and Korrie Louwes (Dominic Schrijer resigned on May 17, 2011).

City executive 2014 - 2018

The city board of mayor and aldermen was formed by three parties: Leefbaar Rotterdam (right-wing populistic), D66 (social-liberal), and CDA (Christian-democratic).

Aldermen were: Joost Eerdmans, Hugo de Jonge, Pex Langenberg, Ronald Schneider, Maarten Struijvenberg and Adriaan Visser.

City executive 2018 - 2022

The city board of mayor and aldermen was formed by seven parties: VVD (conservative liberal), D66 (social liberal), GL (green left), PvdA (social democratic), CDA (Christian democratic), and CU-SGP (conservative Christian).

Alder(wo)men were:[4]

  1. Judith Bokhove (GL)
  2. Arno Bonte (GL)
  3. Christine Eskes (CDA) - replacement of Sven de Langen
  4. Arjan van Gils (D66)
  5. Michiel Grauss (CU-SGP)
  6. Vincent Karremans (VVD) - replacement of Bert Wijbenga
  7. Said Kasmi (D66)
  8. Bas Kurvers (VVD)
  9. Richard Moti (PvdA)
  10. Roos Vermeij (PvdA) - replacement of Barbara Kathmann

City executive 2022 - 2026

In 2022, Leefbaar Rotterdam (right-wing populistic) have again won the elections and have formed a coalition with VVD (conservative liberal), D66 (social liberal) and DENK (multicultural).[5]

Mayors

See also: List of mayors of Rotterdam.

The mayor (of Rotterdam) is part of the city executive and chairs the city council. Current mayor is Ahmed Aboutaleb (PvdA).

Mayors since World War II:

Boroughs

Until 19 March 2014, Rotterdam's fourteen boroughs had the formal status of submunicipalities (deelgemeenten) under the Dutch Municipalities Act.[6] The submunicipalities were responsible for many activities that previously had been run by the central city. The idea was to bring the government closer to the people. All submunicipalities had their own deelgemeenteraad ('submunicipal council'), direct elected by the borough's inhabitants. The district councils enjoyed far-reaching autonomous decisionmaking powers in many policy areas. Only affairs pertaining the whole city such as major infrastructural projects remained within the jurisdiction of by the central municipal council.

In 2014, the submunicipalities were abolished by law, but Rotterdam maintained its boroughs. The district councils were replaced with smaller, but still directly elected gebiedscommissies ('area committees'). The area committees no longer have autonomous powers, but instead act primarily as advisory and participatory bodies for the central municipal council.[7]

The fourteen boroughs of Rotterdam are:

The port areas are governed directly by the central municipality.

Annexations and reclassifications

The city of Rotterdam was especially strong growth since 1850. Initially they tried to accommodate the population within existing municipal boundaries, but this soon proved inadequate. Therefore, sequentially neighboring municipalities annexed or she had to cede territory to Rotterdam. An overview of these annexations and reclassifications:

International relations

Rotterdam has the following city and port connections throughout the world:

Twin towns – sister cities

Rotterdam is twinned with:

Partner cities

Sister ports

Notes and References

  1. Web site: City government.
  2. Web site: Kiesraad - Verkiezingsuitslagen . 2023-05-30 . www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl.
  3. Web site: ANP . Door . 2009-04-22 . VVD stapt uit college Rotterdam . 2023-05-30 . NU . nl.
  4. https://www.rotterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/college-van-benw/ Aldermen on the Rotterdam municipality website
  5. https://www.rotterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/college-van-benw/ Current city executive
  6. http://www.deelgemeenten.rotterdam.nl/smartsite352764.dws Deelgemeenten Rotterdam
  7. Web site: Taken van de gebiedscommissies. City of Rotterdam. nl. 2014-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140322043404/http://www.rotterdam.nl/takenvandegebiedscommissie. 2014-03-22. dead.
  8. De gemeente Rozenburg wordt na 18 maart 2010 een deelgemeente van Rotterdam
  9. Web site: Lile Facts & Figures. https://archive.today/20090210192016/http://www.mairie-lille.fr/sections/site-en/Menu_horizontal_haut/discovering-lille/lille-facts-figures/lille-facts-figures. dead. 2009-02-10. Mairie-Lille.fr. 2007-12-17.
  10. http://www.comune.torino.it/relint/inglese/index.shtml Turin City Hall – International Affairs
  11. Web site: Gdańsk Official Website: 'Miasta partnerskie' . Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku . pl, en . 2009-07-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130723091807/http://www.gdansk.pl/samorzad%2C62%2C733.html . 2013-07-23 .
  12. http://www.granma.cu/espanol/2008/marzo/mar11/rotterdam.html Granma – En La Habana vicealcalde de la ciudad de Rotterdam
  13. Web site: Saint Petersburg in figures – International and Interregional Ties . https://archive.today/20090224073839/http://eng.gov.spb.ru/figures/ities . dead . 2009-02-24 . Saint Petersburg City Government . 2008-03-23 .
  14. Web site: Baltimore City Mayor's Office of International and Immigrant Affairs – Sister Cities Program . https://web.archive.org/web/20080807173931/http://www.baltimorecity.gov/government/intl/sistercities.php . 2008-08-07 . 2008-10-16 . dead .
  15. Web site: Dresden – Partner Cities . 2008 . Landeshauptstadt Dresden . 2008-12-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090130020425/http://www.dresden.de/en/02/11/c_03.php . January 30, 2009 .
  16. Web site: Sister Cities of Istanbul. 2007-09-08. 2009-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20090527130230/http://www.greatistanbul.com/sister_cities.htm. dead.
  17. News: İstanbul'a 49 kardeş. Radikal. tr. 2003-11-03. 49 sister cities in 2003. Erdem. Selim Efe.
  18. Web site: Christmas around the world. Hull in print. 2007-09-30. 2003. Kingston upon Hull City Council.
  19. http://www.oslo.kommune.no/the_city_of_oslo/international_cooperation/ Partners – Oslo kommune
  20. Web site: Bratislava City – Twin Towns . Bratislava-City.sk . 2008-10-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728183628/http://www.bratislava-city.sk/bratislava-twin-towns . 2013-07-28 .
  21. Web site: Durban Official Website: Sister Cities Home Page . Thekwini Municipal Communications Department . 2009-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130514030604/http://www.durban.gov.za/durban/government/international_and_government_relations/sc . May 14, 2013 .
  22. Web site: www.praha-mesto.cz. Partner cities. 2008-10-09.
  23. http://www.city.kobe.jp/cityoffice/17/020/en/international/worldmap.htm City of Kobe
  24. http://www.busanport.com/service?id=en_sister_01

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