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Annemarie Penn-te Strake

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Annemarie Penn-te Strake
Mayor Penn-te Strake during Koningsdag 2022 in Maastricht
Mayor of Maastricht
Assumed office
1 July 2015
Preceded byOnno Hoes
Personal details
Born
Johanna Maria Penn-te Strake

(1953-07-31) 31 July 1953 (age 71)
Helmond, Netherlands
Residence(s)Maastricht, Netherlands
OccupationPolitician · prosecutor · judge
Websitewww.gemeentemaastricht.nl/bestuur/het-college/annemarie-penn-te-strake

Johanna Maria "Annemarie" Penn-te Strake (born 31 July 1953) is a Dutch jurist and politician. She was mayor of Maastricht from 1 July 2015 until 1 July 2023.

Education and career

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Penn-te Strake grew up in Deurne and studied law at the Radboud University Nijmegen. She worked as a judge and as a public prosecutor in the Court of Maastricht. Until being elected as a mayor she was working as an Attorney General for the Public Prosecution Service in The Hague. She does not have any political party affiliation.[1]

Personal life

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Penn-te Strake is married to Olaf Penn who is a retired surgeon. He resigned from his position as a chairman of the Senior Party Maastricht in 2015.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Degens, Wendy (29 April 2015). "Maastricht is to have an independent, female mayor". The Observant. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Maastricht
2015–present
Succeeded by