Alexander Pechtold (born December 16, 1965) was elected president of the Dutch social liberal party Democrats 66 in 2002. At that time he was alderman of Leiden. He was appointed mayor of Wageningen in 2003. In 2005 he became Minister of Governmental Renewal and Kingdom Relations in the second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende. December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Liberalism is a political current embracing several historical and present-day ideologies that claim defense of individual liberty as the purpose of government. ... Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... Leiden (in English also, but now rarely, Leyden) is a city and municipality in South Holland, The Netherlands. ... A mayor (from the Latin maīor, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Wageningen is a municipality and a historical town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Jan Peter Balkenende  listen (* May 7, 1956) is Prime Minister of The Netherlands since July 22, 2002. ...