Ko Wierenga

Heiko "Ko" Wierenga (March 6, 1933 – September 21, 2013) was a Dutch politician and member of the Labour Party (PvdA). He served as the Mayor of the municipality of Enschede from September 1977 until April 1994.[1] Under Wierenga, artwork by Joop Hekman, called Het ei van Ko, was installed near Enschede's town hall in 1984.[2]

Ko Wierenga
Wierenga in 2007
Mayor of Enschede
In office September 1977 – April 1994
Preceded by	Auke Johannes Vleer
Succeeded by	Jan Mans
Personal details
Born	March 6, 1933 Borger, Netherlands
Died	September 21, 2013 Enschede, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party (PvdA)

Prior to becoming Mayor, Wierenga served in the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1977.[3] He then worked for the Centraal Bureau voor de Arbeidsvoorziening as leaving the mayor's office in 1994.[2]

Wierenga was honored as a Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion on April 29, 1987.[4]

Ko Wierenga died on September 21, 2013, at the age of 80.[1]

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  Het ei van Ko (detail) in the Langestraat, Enschede

References

1. "Oud-burgemeester Ko Wierenga van Enschede overleden". De Twentsche Courant Tubantia. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
2. "Oud-burgemeester Ko Wierenga overleden". TV Enschede FM. 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
3. "PvdA-politicus Wierenga overleden". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-10-04.
4. "H. (Ko) Wierenga". States-General of the Netherlands. Retrieved 2013-10-04.

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