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Council term 2014-2018[edit]

Council term 2010-2014[edit]

Dutch municipal elections, 2010:

**municipal executive**
Name	Portfolio	Party
Eberhard van der Laan	mayor Safety & Internal Affairs	PvdA
Pieter Hilhorst ^[1]	vice-mayor Finance & Education	PvdA
Freek Ossel	Housing	PvdA
Carolien Gehrels	Economy & Culture	PvdA
Eric van der Burg	Healthcare & Schiphol	VVD
Eric Wiebes	Transport	VVD
Maarten van Poelgeest	Spatial Planning	GL
Andrée van Es	Income	GL

**municipal legislative**
Party	seats	change from 2006
PvdA	15	-5
VVD	8	0
GroenLinks	7	0
D66	7	+5
SP	3	-3
CDA	2	0
Save Amsterdam	1	+1
Proud of the Netherlands	1	+1
Party for the Animals	1	+1
Total	45	-

Council term 2006-2010[edit]

After the 2006 municipal elections a coalition was formed between PvdA and GroenLinks, with a majority of 27 out of 45. These elections saw a political landslide throughout the country, with a strong shift to the left, of which Amsterdam was a prime example. The much talked about all-left-wing coalition of PvdA, GroenLinks and SP that polls indicate would become possible after the national elections of 2006 and that was such a political success in Nijmegen had its largest majority in Amsterdam, apart from some small towns. PvdA even needed only 3 more seats to form a coalition and could thus take its pick, which forced potential coalition partners to give in on a lot of issues. In the case of GroenLinks, this was mostly the policy of preventive searching by the police, which they were opposed to but had to allow.

In total, 24 parties took part in the elections, including 11 new ones, but only 7 got seats. Amsterdam Anders/De groenen got assigned one seat at first, but lost it after redistibution, which in the Netherlands is done through a system that favours big parties. In 2002 they only just missed out on a second seat in a similar manner.

**municipal executive**
Name	Portfolio	Party
Job Cohen	mayor Safety & Internal Affairs	PvdA
Lodewijk Asscher	vice-mayor Finance & the Economy	PvdA
Freek Ossel	Education & Income	PvdA
Carolien Gehrels	Culture & Recreation	PvdA
Tjeerd Herrema	Transport & Housing	PvdA
Maarten van Poelgeest	Spatial Planning	GL
Marijke Vos	Environment & Healthcare	GL

**municipal legislative**
Party	seats	change from 2002
PvdA	20	+5
VVD	8	-1
GroenLinks	7	+1
SP	6	+2
CDA	2	-2
D66	2	-1
AA/De Groenen	0	-1
Mokum Mobiel	0	-1
Total	45	-

^ Replacing Lodewijk Asscher since November 28, 2012.

[1] Replacing Lodewijk Asscher since November 28, 2012.

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