Bernt Schneiders
Bernard Bram "Bernt" Schneiders is a Dutch politician who is a member of the Partij van de Arbeid and. From July 2006 until September 2016 he was mayor of Haarlem.Career
Schneiders studied law and worked after he finished his studies for the Queen's Commissioner in the province of Noord-Holland. He became the mayor of Landsmeer in 1995 and served for six years until 2001.
After he finished his term as mayor of Landsmeer, he became the mayor of the town Heemskerk which he served for five years.
On 4 July 2006, Schneiders was appointed the mayor of Haarlem, the capital city of North Holland. He took over the mayoral duties from Jaap Pop. He was succeeded by Jos Wienen in September 2016.
