Councillor Henk van de Ven | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Albury | |
| Assumed office 28 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Mack |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 Netherlands |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Spouse | Sue[1] |
| Residence | Howlong |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Website | henkvandeven.com.au |
Henk van de Ven was the mayor of Albury and was elected in 2015.
Early life
editHenk van de Ven was born in the Netherlands in 1950 and migrated to Australia in 1958 with his family as unassisted migrants. He moved to Albury in 1985 to establish the local branch of Enzed which is still operational today.[1][2][self-published source?]
Political career
editvan de Ven was first elected to Council in 2004 and then served four terms as Deputy Mayor.[1] On 28 September 2015 he was elected mayor.[1][3][4][5] Since then he has undertaken mayoral duties including opening the Murray Art Museum Albury with federal member for Farrer, Sussan Ley[6][7] In the September of 2016, vab de Ven lost the mayor-ship to Kevin Mack.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Albury City Councillors". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "ENZED Albury > About Us". www.albury.enzed.com.au. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ "Mayor saved me: Henk". The Border Mail. Retrieved 2015-10-23.
- ^ "Cr Henk van de Ven elected as Mayor". www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ^ "David Johnston on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ^ Development, Minister for Infrastructure and Regional. "MAMA's facelift complete as doors re-open today". Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
- ^ "Albury's MAMA gets a major facelift". New South Wales. Retrieved 2015-10-27.
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