Pieter Litjens

Pieter Litjens
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office
20 September 2012 – 25 June 2014
Mayor of Aalsmeer
In office
15 August 2007 – 20 September 2012
Preceded byJoost Hoffscholte
Succeeded byTheo van Eijk
Personal details
Born
Pieter Jan Marie Litjens

(1968-05-17) 17 May 1968 (age 56)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Political partyPeople's Party for Freedom and Democracy
SpouseSaskia Rill
ChildrenJoep
Teun
Neeltje
Residence(s)De Kwakel, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Amsterdam (Master of Science)
OccupationPolitician
Political consultant
WebsiteOfficial site

Pieter Jan Marie Litjens (born 17 May 1968) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). He is an Alderman in Amsterdam since 18 June 2014.

Litjens previously served as an Alderman for the Amsterdam borough Zuidoost from April 2002 until August 2006. He was selected as the Mayor of Aalsmeer serving from 15 August 2007 until 20 September 2012 when he was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands after the Dutch general election of 2012. After the Dutch municipal elections of 2014 he became an Alderman in Amsterdam on 18 June 2014.