Anne Mulder | |
|---|---|
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| Mayor ofHalderberge | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office 10 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Bernd Roks |
| Member of theHouse of Representatives | |
| In office 17 June 2010 – 18 September 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-12-14)14 December 1969 (age 55) |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Alma mater | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Occupation | Civil servant, consultant, politician |
Anne Mulder (born 14 December 1969) is a Dutch politician and former civil servant who has served as Acting Mayor ofHalderberge since 2025. A member of thePeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served in theHouse of Representatives from 2010 to 2020, where he focused on matters ofhealth careinsurance,prevention andpharmaceutics, as well as analderman in themunicipal executive ofThe Hague from 2020 to 2023, tasked with finance and city development.
A native ofHoogeveen, Mulder studiedpolitical economy atErasmus University Rotterdam. As aconscripted soldier he served with theUNPROFOR inDutchbat III inBosnia and Herzegovina.[1] Mulder worked as an inspector at theMinistry of Finance from 1996 to 2000, as a collaborator to the VVD's parliamentary group in the House of Representatives from 2000 to 2004 and as a policy advisor to theMinistry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2004 to 2005. Between 2005 and 2015, he also worked as consultant with public affairs firm Pauw Sanders Zeilstra Van Spaendonck (PSZVS) in The Hague.
Mulder held a seat in themunicipal council ofThe Hague from 2002 to 2010, where he chaired the party group from 2006 until 2010.
In Parliament, Mulder served on the Defence Committee; the Committee on European Affairs; the Finance Committee; the Committee on Foreign Affairs; the Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation; the Committee on Infrastructure and the Environment; and the Committee on Security and Justice. In this capacity, he was the Parliament'sco-rapporteur onBrexit from 2019 alongsidePieter Omtzigt andKees Verhoeven.[2]
In addition to his role in Parliament, Mulder served as a member of the Dutch delegation to theParliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2016. As a member of theAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, he was a member of the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy and a member of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments byMember States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee). In this capacity, he served as one of the Assembly'sco-rapporteurs (alongsideEmanuelis Zingeris) onMontenegro.[3] Mulder was a member of a cross-party delegation to observe the2016 presidential elections inBulgaria[4] and the2017 presidential elections inSerbia.[5]
In 2020, Mulder resigned his seat in the House of Representatives two days after he was appointedalderman for finance and city development inThe Hague. He succeededBoudewijn Revis.[6] In 2021, Mulder was chosen as the VVD lead candidate (lijsttrekker) for the2022 municipal election in The Hague.[7] On 29 June 2023, he immediately submitted his resignation as alderman of The Hague.[8]
| Election | Party | Candidate number | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Dutch general election | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1,467 | |
| 2012 Dutch general election | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1,204 | |
| 2017 Dutch general election | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 17 | 1,293 |
| 2022 Dutch municipal elections inThe Hague | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | 1 | 11,874 |
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Knight of theOrder of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 24 September 2020 | [9] |
