Ahmed Aboutaleb (born August 29, 1961) is a Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) politician. He is an alderman in Amsterdam. August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 743,905 (1 April 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 743,905 (1 April 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ... There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ... It has been suggested that Welfare capitalism be merged into this article or section. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... The Labour Party (in Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) is a Dutch social-democratic political party. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Country Netherlands Province North Holland Coordinates Area 219. ...

Life

Aboutaleb grew up as a son of an imam in small Moroccan village in the Rif. Together with his mother and brothers he moved to the Netherlands in 1976. He then studied telecommunications, after which he found work as reporter for Veronica, NOS-radio and RTL Nieuws. He also worked at the public relations department of the Dutch health ministry. Imam (Arabic: إمام ,Persian: امام ) is an Arabic word meaning leader. ... Rif mountains near Al Hoceima The Rif (Arif in Berber, er-Rif الريف in Arabic) is a mainly mountainous region of north Morocco, from Cape Spartel and Tangier in the west to Cape Tres Forcas and Melilla in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the river... The Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS, Netherlands Broadcasting Foundation) is one of the Dutch broadcasters in the Dutch public broadcasting system, Publieke Omroep. ...

In 1998, Aboutaleb became director of the Forum organisation, an institute dealing with multi-culturalism in the Netherlands. He also got a post as civil servant with the municipality of Amsterdam. Country Netherlands Province North Holland Coordinates Area 219. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 743,905 (1 April 2006) Demonym Amsterdammer Coordinates Website www. ...

In January of 2004, Aboutaleb succeeded the plagued Rob Oudkerk as alderman in the city. Aboutaleb is seen as a rising star in the Labour Party; PvdA party leader Wouter Bos in his book Wat Wouter Wilt (What Wouter Wants) says that if the PvdA will partake in forming the next cabinet after the 2006 elections, Aboutaleb would be offered a minister post. Abouteleb himself wants to focus on his work as alderman and says that it is "important first that the PvdA wins the elections."^[1] To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The next Dutch general election will be held on 22 November 2006 after the fall of the cabinet Balkenende II, and will follow the interim minority cabinet Balkenende III . ...

References

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External link

• Municipal homepage