Ahmed Aboutaleb Politician

Ahmed Aboutaleb (born August 29, 1961) is a Moroccan-Dutch politician of the Labour Party, de Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA). He has been the Mayor of Rotterdam since January 5, 2009. He served as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment from February 22, 2007, until December 12, 2008, in the Cabinet Balkenende IV.He is the first mayor of a large city in the Netherlands who is of immigrant descent or Muslim faith; Aboutaleb is of Riffian Berber ancestry and a dual citizen of the Netherlands and Morocco.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 29, 1961
Birth name	Ahmed Aboutaleb
Birth place	Morocco , Beni Sidel
Nationality	Morocco Netherlands
Religion	Islam
Residence	Netherlands , Rotterdam

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Politician

office	State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment
party	Labour Party (Netherlands)
prime minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
successor	Incumbent Jetta Klijnsma