Lodewijk Asscher

His Excellency Lodewijk Asscher
Lodewijk Asscher in 2015

Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 November 2012
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Maxime Verhagen
Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands
Incumbent
Assumed office 5 November 2012
Prime Minister	Mark Rutte
Preceded by	Henk Kamp
Acting Mayor of Amsterdam
In office 12 March 2010 – 7 July 2010
Preceded by	Job Cohen
Succeeded by	Eberhard van der Laan
Personal details
Born	Lodewijk Frans Asscher (1974-09-27) 27 September 1974 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse(s)	Jildau Piena (since 2007)
Children	3 sons
Residence	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Amsterdam (Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology, Master of Laws, Doctor of Philosophy)
Occupation	Politician Jurist Associate professor
Website	Government.nl

Lodewijk Frans Asscher (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈloːdəˌʋɛi̯k frɑns ˈɑʃər]; born 27 September 1974) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He has been the Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Rutte II since 5 November 2012. He previously served as Acting Mayor of Amsterdam from 12 March 2010 to 7 July 2010 after Job Cohen resigned as mayor to become the Labour Party leader and Lijsttrekker (top candidate) for the Dutch general election of 2010.^[1]

Early life and education

Lodewijk Frans Asscher was born on 27 September 1974 in Amsterdam in a mixed religious family; his father is of Jewish descent and his mother is Catholic.^[2] His father is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy and his mother a member of the Labour Party.^[3]

Asscher went to the Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet in The Hague. He studied psychology (propaedeutics in 1995) and Dutch law (master's degree in 1998) at the University of Amsterdam in Amsterdam. In 2002, he received his PhD in law from the University of Amsterdam.^[4]

Politics

Amsterdam

Asscher entered the city council after the Dutch municipal elections of 2002. Besides his role as the group leader of the Labour Party in the Amsterdam city council, he took part in the commission on General Affairs.

Until 1 January 2006, Asscher taught information Law at the University of Amsterdam. In his book "New Amsterdam", Asscher advocated the eventual disappearance of the red light district. A few days after the release of the book, Asscher revoked that statement, stating that he was not against prostitution, but rather against sexual slavery.

After the Dutch municipal elections of 2006, where he led the Labour Party's campaign in Amsterdam, Asscher was installed as an alderman on 26 April. He served as alderman of Economics, Airport and Harbour, and deputy mayor of Amsterdam for the Labour Party from 2006 until 2010. And served as Acting Mayor of Amsterdam from 12 March 2010 to 7 July 2010. He then became alderman of Finances serving until 5 November 2012.

Netherlands

On 5 November 2012, he became Minister of Social Affairs and Employment and Deputy Prime Minister in the Cabinet Rutte II.^[5]^[6] In Amsterdam he was succeeded by Pieter Hilhorst (also PvdA).

In September 2014, Asscher announced heightened scrutiny of four Dutch Turkish organisations that he suspected of hindering integration, including a religious group, Millî Görüş. This led to the expulsion of 2 Dutch Turkish MPs from the Labour Party after they harshly criticised the move.^[7]

Personal

Lodewijk Asscher is married with Jildau Piena, with whom he has three sons.^[8]

Bibliography

(2005) Nieuw Amsterdam (New Amsterdam)
(2010) De ontsluierde stad (The Unveiled City)

References

↑ (Dutch) Lodewijk Asscher waarnemend burgemeester, Trouw, 19 March 2010
↑ (Dutch) Op vrijdag aten we challe, met Pasen matzes, Jonet.nl, 20 November 2010
↑ (Dutch) Lodewijk Asscher 'Ik ben soms knetterhard', Intermediair.nl, 8 December 2005
↑ (Dutch) Dr. L.F. (Lodewijk) Asscher, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 10 April 2015.
↑ (Dutch) Lodewijk Asscher wordt vicepremier, NOS, 26 October 2012
↑ (Dutch) Asscher: politiek talent van de PvdA, NOS, 1 November 2012
↑ "Dutch race relations: Blacked up". The Economist. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
↑ (Dutch) Lodewijk Asscher: wordt hij Wibaut of Cohen?, Wordpress, 14 October 2011

External links

Official

(Dutch) Dr. L.F. (Lodewijk) Asscher Parlement & Politiek

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Political offices
Preceded by Job Cohen	Acting Mayor of Amsterdam 2010	Succeeded by Eberhard van der Laan
Preceded by Maxime Verhagen	Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands 2012–present	Incumbent
Government offices
Preceded by Henk Kamp	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands 2012–present	Incumbent

Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands

Drees Van Schaik Teulings Beel Struycken Korthals Biesheuvel Vondeling De Quay Witteveen Bakker Nelissen Geertsema Van Agt De Gaay Fortman Wiegel Den Uyl Terlouw Van Aardenne De Korte Kok Dijkstal Van Mierlo Jorritsma Borst Bomhoff Remkes De Boer Zalm De Graaf Brinkhorst Bos Rouvoet Verhagen Asscher

Ministers of Social Affairs of the Netherlands

Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment

Aalberse Koolen Slotemaker de Bruine Verschuur Slotemaker de Bruine Slingenberg Romme Damme Van den Tempel Wijffels Drees Joekes Suurhoff Beel Van Rooy Marijnen Veldkamp Roolvink Boersma Albeda Den Uyl De Graaf De Koning De Graaf De Koning B. De Vries Melkert K. De Vries Vermeend De Geus Donner Kamp Asscher

Second Rutte cabinet (2012–present)

Preceded by: First Rutte cabinet ·

Prime Minister	Mark Rutte General Affairs

Deputy Prime Minister	Lodewijk Asscher Social Affairs and Employment

Ministers	Ronald Plasterk Interior and Kingdom Relations Frans Timmermans Foreign Affairs) (2012–2014 Bert Koenders Foreign Affairs) (from 2014 Jeroen Dijsselbloem Finance Ivo Opstelten Security and Justice) (2012–2015 Stef Blok Security and Justice) (Ad interim Ard van der Steur Security and Justice) (from 2015 Henk Kamp Economic Affairs Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert Defence Edith Schippers Health, Welfare and Sport Jet Bussemaker Education, Culture and Science Melanie Schultz van Haegen Infrastructure and the Environment

Minister without portfolio	Stef Blok Housing and the Central Government Sector Lilianne Ploumen Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

State Secretaries	Frans Weekers Finance) (2012–2014 Eric Wiebes Finance) (from 2014 Fred Teeven Security and Justice) (2012–2015 Klaas Dijkhoff Security and Justice) (from 2015 Co Verdaas Economic Affairs) (2012 Sharon Dijksma Economic Affairs) (2012–2015 Martijn van Dam Economic Affairs) (from 2015 Martin van Rijn Health, Welfare and Sport Sander Dekker Education, Culture and Science Wilma Mansveld Infrastructure and the Environment) (2012–2015 Sharon Dijksma Infrastructure and the Environment) (from 2015 Jetta Klijnsma Social Affairs and Employment

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 107742300 LCCN: n2010054303 ISNI: 0000 0000 8405 5009 GND: 140749977 SUDOC: 117924075

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