Jan van Zanen
Jan Hendrikus Cornelis van Zanen, who was born on September 4th 1961, is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and a jurist. He has been the Mayor of Utrecht since 1 January 2014. On May 28th 2020 the municipal council of The Hague confirmed he would become the city's mayor from July 1st.Career
Born in Purmerend, Van Zanen studied at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Cornell Law School.
On 1 January 2014, he was appointed Mayor of the municipality Utrecht. Furthermore, van Zanen is currently the president of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities
Before his appointment in Utrecht, he was Mayor of Amstelveen from 2005 until 2013; he became Chair of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy on 28 November 2003, an office he retained until 23 May 2008. On 1 January 2014, he became Mayor of Utrecht.
