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{{Short description|Municipality in the Netherlands, containing the cities of Amsterdam and Weesp}}
The '''Government of Amsterdam''' consists of several territorial and functional forms of local and regional government. The principal form of government is the [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] of [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands. The municipality's territory covers the city of Amsterdam as well as a number of small towns. The city of Amsterdam is also part of several [[Functional region#Functional region|functional forms]] of regional government. These include the [[Waterschap]] (''water board'') of  Amstel, Gooi en Vecht, which is responsible for water management, and the [[City Region of Amsterdam|''Stadsregio'' (City Region) of Amsterdam]], which has responsibilities in the areas of spatial planning and public transport.

The [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] of Amsterdam borders the municipalities of [[Diemen]], [[De Ronde Venen]], [[Ouder-Amstel]], [[Amstelveen]], [[Stichtse Vecht]], [[Wijdemeren]] and [[Hilversum]] in the south, [[Haarlemmermeer]] in the west, and [[Zaanstad]], [[Oostzaan]], [[Landsmeer]] and [[Waterland]] in the north.

[[Weesp]] has been an urban area of the municipality of Amsterdam since 24 March 2022.<ref name="herindeling">{{Cite web |title=Wet van 9 juni 2021 tot herindeling van de gemeenten Amsterdam en Weesp |url=https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2021-296.html/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016083748/https://zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl/stb-2021-296.html/ |archive-date=2021-10-16 |access-date=2021-08-25 |website=www.officielebekendmakingen.nl/ |date=23 June 2021 |language=nl}}</ref>

==Municipal government==
[[File:Burgemeester halsema2 231118.jpg|thumb|left|[[Femke Halsema]], [[Burgemeester|mayor]] of Amsterdam since 2018.]]
{{Infobox legislature
| name              = Amsterdam City Council
| native_name       = Gemeenteraad van Amsterdam
| coa_pic           = Logo of Gemeente Amsterdam.svg
| coa_res           = 
| session_room      = Amsterdam - Stopera (30213475601).jpg
| house_type        = City Council
| party1            = 
| election1         = 
| members           = 45
| structure1        = File:2022_Amsterdam_municipal_election_-_composition_chart.svg
| structure1_res    = 250px
| leader1_type      = Chairperson
| leader1 = [[Mayor of Amsterdam]]
| political_groups1  = '''Government (24)'''<ref>{{cite web|title=The College of Mayor and Alderpersons
|url=https://www.amsterdam.nl/en/governance/the-college-of-mayor-and-alderpersons/}}</ref>
* {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] (9)
* {{Color box|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|border=darkgray}} [[GroenLinks|GL]] (8)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Democrats 66}}|border=darkgray}} [[Democrats 66|D66]] (7)
'''Opposition (21)'''
* {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=darkgray}} [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] (5)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Party for the Animals}}|border=darkgray}} [[Party for the Animals|PvdD]] (3)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Volt Netherlands}}|border=darkgray}} [[Volt Netherlands|Volt]] (2)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|SP]] (2)
* {{Color box|{{party color|JA21}}|border=darkgray}} [[JA21]] (2)
* {{Color box|{{party color|DENK (political party)}}|border=darkgray}} [[DENK (political party)|DENK]] (2)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}|border=darkgray}} [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] (1)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Forum for Democracy}}|border=darkgray}} [[Forum for Democracy|FvD]] (1)
* {{Color box|{{party color|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independents]] <Small> (ex-[[BIJ1]]) </SMall> (3)

| last_election1    = 2022
| next_election1    = ''2026''
| meeting_place     = Amsterdam City Hall, located at Amstel 1 (''[[Stopera]]'' building)
| website           = https://www.amsterdam.nl/en/governance/city-council/
}}
The city of Amsterdam is a [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] under the Dutch Municipalities Act. It is governed by a [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] (''gemeenteraad'', also known as 'city council', the principal legislative authority), a [[College van burgemeester en wethouders|municipal executive board]] (''college van burgemeester en wethouders''), and a [[Burgemeester|mayor]] (''burgemeester''). The mayor is both a member of the municipal executive board and an individual authority with a number of statutory responsibilities, mainly in the area of maintaining public order. The [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]] has 45 seats. Its members are elected for a four-year term through citywide elections on the basis of  proportional representation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/living/about-amsterdam/city-of-amsterdam/city-government/city-government |title=City Council & college of Alderpersons |publisher=Iamsterdam.com |access-date=2014-08-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819104125/http://www.iamsterdam.com/en-GB/living/about-amsterdam/city-of-amsterdam/city-government/city-government |archive-date=2014-08-19 }}</ref> Under the Municipalities Act, the mayor is appointed for a six-year term by the national government upon nomination by the municipal council. The other members of the executive board (''wethouders'', or 'alderpersons') are appointed directly by the municipal council, but may be dismissed at any time after a no-confidence vote in the council. Because of this [[parliamentary system]], the alderpersons are not appointed until a governing majority in the council has reached a coalition agreement following council elections.

In July 2010, [[Eberhard van der Laan]] ([[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]]) was appointed [[Burgemeester|mayor]] of Amsterdam by the national government for a six-year term after being nominated by the Amsterdam [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2010/06/eberhard_van_der_laan_to_be_am.php|title=Eberhard van der Laan to be Amsterdam's new mayor|publisher=DutchNews.nl|date=June 24, 2010|access-date=August 13, 2014}}</ref> After the [[Dutch municipal elections, 2014|2014 municipal council elections]], a governing majority of [[Democrats 66|D66]], [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] and [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|SP]] was formed - the first coalition without the [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]] since [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nltimes.nl/2014/06/12/three-party-coalition-amsterdam-pvda/|title=Three-party coalition in Amsterdam|author=Britt Slegers|publisher=NL Times|date=Jun 12, 2014|access-date=Aug 13, 2014}}</ref> Next to the [[Burgemeester|mayor]], the [[College van burgemeester en wethouders|municipal executive board]] consists of eight ''wethouders'' ('alderpersons') appointed by the [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|municipal council]]: four [[Democrats 66|D66]] alderpersons, two [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] alderpersons and two [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|SP]] alderpersons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amsterdam.nl/gemeente/college/|title=College van burgemeester en wethouders|language=nl|publisher=City of Amsterdam|access-date=2014-08-13}}</ref>

===Municipal Government 2006–2010===
After the [[Dutch municipal elections, 2006|2006 municipal elections]] a coalition was formed between PvdA and GroenLinks, with a majority of 27 out of 45. These elections saw a political landslide throughout the country, with a strong shift to the left, of which Amsterdam was a prime example. The much talked about all-left-wing coalition of PvdA, GroenLinks and SP that polls indicate would become possible after the [[Dutch general election, 2006|national elections of 2006]] and that was such a political success in [[Nijmegen]] had its largest majority in Amsterdam, apart from some small towns. PvdA even needed only three more seats to form a coalition and could thus take its pick, which forced potential coalition partners to give in on a lot of issues. In the case of GroenLinks, this was mostly the policy of [[preventive searching]] by the police, which they were opposed to but had to allow.

In total, 24 parties took part in the elections, including 11 new ones, but only 7 got seats.

{| class="wikitable" 
|+ [[College van Burgermeester en Wethouders|Municipal Executives]]
|-
!Name
!Portfolio
!colspan="2" | Party
|-
|[[Job Cohen]]||[[Burgermeester|mayor]]<br />Safety & Internal Affairs||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Lodewijk Asscher]]||vice-mayor<br />Finance & Economy||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Freek Ossel]]<ref>Replaced {{ill|Hennah Buyne|nl}} since March/April 2008. Buyne replaced [[Ahmed Aboutaleb]] since March 14, 2007.</ref>||Education & Income||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Carolien Gehrels]]||Culture & Recreation||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Hans Gerson]]<ref>Replaced {{ill|Tjeerd Herrema|nl}} since April 1, 2009.</ref>||Transport & Housing||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Maarten van Poelgeest]]||Spatial Planning||GL
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #99CC33;"|
|-
|[[Marijke Vos]]||Environment & Health||GL
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #99CC33;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" 
|+ [[Gemeenteraad|Municipal Council]]
|-
!colspan=2|Party||seats||change<br />from<br />2002
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"| ||'''[[Dutch Labour Party|Labour Party]]'''||'''20'''||{{increase}} 5
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}"| ||[[VVD]]||8||{{decrease}} 1
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|GroenLinks}}"| ||'''[[GroenLinks|GreenLeft]]'''||'''7'''||{{increase}} 1
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}"| ||[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]]||6||{{increase}} 2
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}"| ||[[Christian Democratic Appeal]]||2||{{decrease}} 2
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democrats 66}}"| ||[[Democrats 66]]||2||{{decrease}} 1
|-
|bgcolor="#4878a8"| ||[[De Groenen|AA/De Groenen]]||0||{{decrease}} 1
|-
|bgcolor="#4878a8"| ||[[Mokum Mobiel]]||0||{{decrease}} 1
|-
| ||'''Total'''||'''45'''||-
|}

{{clear}}

===Municipal Government 2010–2014===
[[Dutch municipal elections, 2010]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[College van Burgermeester en Wethouders|Municipal Executives]]
|-
!Name
!Portfolio
!colspan="2" | Party
|-
|[[Eberhard van der Laan]]||[[Burgermeester|mayor]]<br />Safety & Internal Affairs||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Pieter Hilhorst]]<ref>Replaced [[Lodewijk Asscher]] since November 28, 2012.</ref>||vice-mayor<br />Finance & Education||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Freek Ossel]]||Housing||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Carolien Gehrels]]||Economy & Culture||PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Eric van der Burg]]||Health & [[Schiphol]]||VVD
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #004A90;"|
|-
|[[Eric Wiebes]]||Transport||VVD
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #004A90;"|
|-
|[[Maarten van Poelgeest]]||Spatial Planning||GL
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #99CC33;"|
|-
|[[Andrée van Es]]||Income||GL
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #99CC33;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" 
|+ [[Gemeenteraad|Municipal Council]]
|-
!colspan=2|Party||seats||change<br />from<br />2006
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"| ||'''[[Dutch Labour Party|Labour Party]]'''||'''15'''||{{decrease}} 5
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}"| ||'''[[VVD]]'''||'''8'''||{{steady}} 0
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|GroenLinks}}"| ||'''[[GroenLinks|GreenLeft]]'''||'''7'''||{{steady}} 0
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democrats 66}}"| ||[[Democrats 66]]||7||{{increase}} 5
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}"| ||[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]]||3||{{decrease}} 3
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}"| ||[[Christian Democratic Appeal]]||2||{{steady}} 0
|-
|bgcolor="#4878a8"| ||[[Red Amsterdam|Save Amsterdam]]||1||{{increase}} 1
|-
|bgcolor="#4878a8"| ||[[Proud of the Netherlands]]||1||{{increase}} 1
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party for the Animals}}"| ||[[Party for the Animals]]||1||{{increase}} 1
|-
| ||'''Total'''||'''45'''||-
|}

===Municipal Government 2014–2018===

[[Dutch municipal elections, 2014]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[College van Burgermeester en Wethouders|Municipal Executives]]
|-
!Name
!Portfolio
!colspan="2" | Party
|-
|[[Eberhard van der Laan]] || [[Burgermeester|mayor]]<br />Safety, Internal Affairs & Finance || PvdA
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #E50000;"|
|-
|[[Kajsa Ollongren]] || vice-mayor<br />[[Amsterdam-Centrum]], Economy, [[Port of Amsterdam|Port]], [[Schiphol]] & Culture || D66
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #00AF3F;"|
|-
|[[Udo Kock]] || [[Amsterdam-West]], Finance & Water Resource Management|| D66
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #00AF3F;"|
|-
|[[Simone Kukenheim]] || [[Amsterdam-Oost]], Education & Integration || D66
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #00AF3F;"|
|-
|[[Abdeluheb Choho]] || Public Space, Climate & ICT || D66
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #00AF3F;"|
|-
|[[Eric van der Burg]] || [[Amsterdam-Zuid]], Health, Sport & Spatial Planning || VVD
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #004A90;"|
|-
|[[Pieter Litjens]] || [[Amsterdam-Zuidoost]], Transport & Real Estate || VVD
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #004A90;"|
|-
|[[Laurens Ivens]] || [[Amsterdam-Noord]], Housing & Animal Welfare || SP
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #ED1C24;"|
|-
|[[Arjan Vliegenthart]] || [[Amsterdam Nieuw-West]], Labour, Income & Poverty || SP
| style="width: 3px; background-color: #ED1C24;"|
|}

{| class="wikitable" 
|+ [[Gemeenteraad|Municipal Council]]
|-
!colspan=2|Party||seats||change<br />from<br />2010
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democrats 66}}"| ||'''[[Democrats 66]]'''||'''14'''||{{increase}} 7
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"| ||[[Dutch Labour Party|Labour Party]]||10||{{decrease}} 5
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}"| ||'''[[VVD]]'''||'''6'''||{{decrease}} 2
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|GroenLinks}}"| ||[[GroenLinks|GreenLeft]]||6||{{decrease}} 1
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}"| ||'''[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]]'''||'''6'''||{{increase}} 3
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}"| ||[[Christian Democratic Appeal]]||1||{{decrease}} 1
|-
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party for the Animals}}"| ||[[Party for the Animals]]||1||{{steady}} 0
|-
|bgcolor="#4878a8"| ||[[Party for the Senior Citizens]]||1||{{increase}} 1
|-
|bgcolor="#4878a8"| ||[[Red Amsterdam|Save Amsterdam]]||0||{{decrease}} 1
|-
|bgcolor="#4878a8"| ||[[Proud of the Netherlands]]||0||{{decrease}} 1
|-
| ||'''Total'''||'''45'''||-
|}

{{clear}}

===Municipal Government 2018–2022===
[[Dutch municipal elections, 2018]]:

{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[College van Burgermeester en Wethouders|Municipal Executives]]
|-
!Name
!Portfolio
!colspan="2" | Party
|-
|[[Femke Halsema]] || [[Burgermeester|Mayor of Amsterdam]]<br />General Affairs, Safety, Legal Affairs, & Communications || GL
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|GroenLinks}}"|
|-
|[[Marieke van Doorninck]] || Spatial Development, & Sustainability|| GL
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|GroenLinks}}"|
|-
|[[Rutger Groot Wassink]] || Social Affairs, Democratization, & Diversity || GL
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|GroenLinks}}"|
|-
|[[Touria Meliani]] || Arts and Culture, & Digital City || GL
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|GroenLinks}}"|
|-
|[[Sharon Dijksma]] || Traffic and Transport, Water, & Air quality || PvdA
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"|
|-
|[[Marjolein Moorman]] || Education, Poverty, & Civic Integration|| PvdA
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"|
|-
|[[Udo Kock]] || Finance, Economic Affairs, & Zuidas || D66
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Democrats 66}}"|
|-
|[[Simone Kukenheim]] || Care, Youth, Education and Training, & Sport || D66
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Democrats 66}}"|
|-
|[[Laurens Ivens]] || Housing, Construction, & Public Space || SP
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}"|
|}

{{election table}}
| colspan="9" | [[File:2018 Amsterdam municipal election - composition chart.svg|center]]
|-
! style="text-align:center;" colspan=3 |Party
! style="text-align:center;"| Votes
! style="text-align:right;" | {{abbr|%|Percentage of total valid votes}}
! style="text-align:right;" | {{abbr|+''/''<small>−</small>|Share difference}}
! style="text-align:right;" | Seats
! style="text-align:right;" | {{abbr|+''/''<small>−</small>|Seat difference}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|GreenLeft}}| 
| align=left| [[GroenLinks|GreenLeft]]
| {{abbr|GL|GroenLinks}}
| 70,880
| 20.4
| +9.6
| 10
| +4
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Democrats 66}}| 
| align=left| [[Democrats 66]]
| {{abbr|D66|Democraten 66}}
| 55,724
| 16.1
| −10.7
| 8
| −6
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy}}| 
| align=left| [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]
| {{abbr|VVD|Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie}}
| 39,702
| 11.4
| +0.2
| 6
| +0
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}| 
| align=left| [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]]
| {{abbr|PvdA|Partij van de Arbeid}}
| 37,181
| 10.7
| −7.7
| 5
| −5
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}| 
| align=left| [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]]
| {{abbr|SP|Socialistische Partij}}
| 26,070
| 7.5
| −3.7
| 3
| −3
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Party for the Animals}}| 
| align=left| [[Party for the Animals]]
| {{abbr|PvdD|Partij voor de Dieren}}
| 24,672
| 7.1
| +4.3
| 3
| +2
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Denk (political party)}}| 
| align=left| [[Denk (political party)|Denk]]
| {{abbr|DENK|DENK}}
| 23,138
| 6.7
| New
| 3
| New
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Forum for Democracy}}| 
| align=left| [[Forum for Democracy]]
| {{abbr|FvD|Forum voor Democratie}}
| 20,015
| 5.8
| New
| 3
| New
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Appeal]]
| {{abbr|CDA|Christen-Democratisch Appèl}}
| 11,991
| 3.5
| +0.7
| 1
| +0
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:#4878A8" | 
| align=left| [[Party for the Elderly]]
| {{abbr|PvdO|Partij voor de Ouderen}}
| 7,752
| 2.2
| +0.1
| 1
| +0
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Union (Netherlands)|Christian Union]]
| {{abbr|CU|Christen-Unie}}
| 6,837
| 2.0
| +0.2
| 1
| +1
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Artikel 1}}| 
| align=left| [[BIJ1|Amsterdam Bij1]]
| {{abbr|BIJ1|BIJ1}}
| 6,571
| 1.9
| New
| 1
| New
|-
|colspan="9" style="background:#E9E9E9;"|
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Pirate Party of the Netherlands}}| 
| align=left| [[Pirate Party (Netherlands)|Pirate Party Amsterdam]]
| {{abbr|PPNL|Piratenpartij Amsterdam}}
| 4,459
| 1.3
| −0.5
| 0
| +0
|-
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|50PLUS}}| 
| align=left| [[50PLUS]]
| {{abbr|50+|50PLUS}}
| 4,233
| 1.2
| New
| 0
| New
|-
| 
| colspan=2 align=left| Other
| 7,923
| 2.3
| 
| 0
| 
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=3 |'''Total valid votes'''
| '''347,148'''
| '''100'''
| 
| '''45'''
| 
|-
| colspan=3 align=left| Invalid/blank votes
| 4,511
| 1.3
| 
| 
| 
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
| colspan=3 align=left| '''Total & turnout'''
| '''351,659'''
| 51.2
| +1.9
| 
| 
|-
| align=left colspan=9 |<small>Source: Verkiezingsuitslagen<ref>https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20180321/671663 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}</ref></small>
|}

{{clear}}

===Municipal Government 2022–present===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ [[College van Burgermeester en Wethouders|Municipal Executives]]
|-
!Name
!Portfolio
! colspan="2" | Party
|-
|[[Femke Halsema]] || [[Burgermeester|Mayor of Amsterdam]]<br />General Affairs, Safety, Legal Affairs, & Communications || GL
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|GroenLinks}}"|
|-
|[[Marjolein Moorman]] || Education, Poverty, Civic Integration, Masterplan Zuidoost|| PvdA
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"|
|-
|[[Sofyan Mbarki]] || Economic Affairs, Sport & Recreation, MBO Agenda, Vocational Education & Labour Market Integration, Youth Work, Inner City Affairs || PvdA
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"|
|-
|[[Hester van Buren]] || Finance, Personnel & Organisation, Coordination of operations, Services, Air and Sea Port, Coordination of purchasing|| PvdA
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"|
|-
|[[Rutger Groot Wassink]] || Social Affairs, Shelter, Municipal Holdings, Democratization, Development Plan Nieuw-West || GL
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|GroenLinks}}"|
|-
|[[Zita Pels]] || Sustainability & Circular Economy, Public Housing || GL
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|GroenLinks}}"|
|-
|[[Touria Meliani]] || Arts and Culture, Monuments & Heritage, Events, Inclusion and Antidiscrimination policy|| GL
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|GroenLinks}}"|
|-
|[[Reinier van Dantzig]] || Housing construction, Land & Development, Spatial Planning|| D66
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Democrats 66}}"|
|-
|[[Melanie van der Horst]] || Traffic, transport & air quality, Public Space & Green, Water, Development Plan Amsterdam-Noord)|| D66
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Democrats 66}}"|
|-
|[[Shula Rijxman]] || Care & social development, Public Health & Prevention, ICT and Digital City, Local Media, Participations|| D66
| style="width: 3px"; bgcolor="{{party color|Democrats 66}}"|
|}

{{Election results
|image=[[File:2022 Amsterdam municipal election - composition chart.svg]]
|party1='''[[Labour Party (Netherlands)|Labour Party]]'''
|votes1=57093
|seats1=9
|sc1=+4

|party2='''[[GroenLinks]]'''
|votes2=48096
|seats2=8
|sc2=–2

|party3='''[[Democrats 66]]'''
|votes3=44732
|seats3=7
|sc3=–1

|party4=[[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]]
|votes4=34180
|seats4=5
|sc4=–1

|party5=[[BIJ1|Amsterdam BIJ1]]
|votes5=22623
|seats5=3
|sc5=+2

|party6=[[Party for the Animals]]
|votes6=22031
|seats6=3
|sc6=0

|party7=[[Volt Netherlands|Volt]]
|votes7=14043
|seats7=2
|sc7=New

|party8=[[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]]
|votes8=14036
|seats8=2
|sc8=–1

|party9=[[JA21]]
|votes9=13691
|seats9=2
|sc9=New

|party10=[[DENK (political party)|DENK]]
|votes10=13039
|seats10=2
|sc10=–1

|party11=[[Christian Democratic Appeal]]
|votes11=8270
|seats11=1
|sc11=0

|party12=[[Forum for Democracy]]
|votes12=6688
|seats12=1
|sc12=–2

|row13=Other parties
|votes13=26347
|seats13=0
|sc13=–2

|invalid=2924
|electorate=703714
|source=Kiesraad<ref>https://www.verkiezingsuitslagen.nl/verkiezingen/detail/GR20220316/709041 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}</ref>
}}

== Mayors ==
{{main|List of mayors of Amsterdam}}

== Boroughs & urban area ==
{{Main|Boroughs of Amsterdam}}
[[File:Amsterdamse stadsdelen 2010.png|right|thumb|300px|The 7 boroughs of Amsterdam since May 1, 2010, plus Westpoort, which is directly governed by the municipality]]

{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Name
! Designation
! class="unsortable" | Areas
|-
|{{center|[[Amsterdam-Centrum|Centrum]] <br> (''Centre'')}}
|{{center|Stadsdeel<br>(''Borough'')}}
|[[Binnenstad (Amsterdam)|Binnenstad]], [[Grachtengordel]] with [[Jordaan]], [[Plantage]], [[Westelijke Eilanden (Amsterdam)|Westelijke Eilanden]] and [[Oostelijke Eilanden]]
|-
|{{center|[[Amsterdam Nieuw-West|Nieuw-West]]<br>(''New West'')}}
|{{center|Stadsdeel<br>(''Borough'')}}
|[[Slotermeer]], [[Geuzenveld]], [[Slotervaart (neighbourhood)|Slotervaart]], [[Overtoomse Veld]], [[Nieuw Sloten]], [[Osdorp]], [[De Aker]] and the villages [[Sloten, Amsterdam|Sloten]] and [[Oud Osdorp|Oud-Osdorp]]
|-
|{{center|[[Amsterdam-Noord|Noord]] <br> (''North'')}}
|{{center|Stadsdeel<br>(''Borough'')}}
|[[Tuindorp Oostzaan]], [[Kadoelen]], [[Oostzanerwerf]], [[Buiksloot]], [[Buikslotermeer]], [[Nieuwendam]] and [[Landelijk Noord]], with the villages [[Schellingwoude]], [[Durgerdam]], [[Zunderdorp]], [[Ransdorp]], [[Holysloot]]
|-
|{{center|[[Amsterdam-Oost|Oost]] <br> (''East'')}}
|{{center|Stadsdeel<br>(''Borough'')}}
|[[Weesperzijde (Amsterdam)|Weesperzijde]], [[Oosterparkbuurt (Amsterdam)|Oosterparkbuurt]], [[Dapperbuurt]], [[Transvaalbuurt (Amsterdam)|Transvaalbuurt]], [[Oostpoort]], [[Watergraafsmeer]], [[Indische Buurt]], [[Eastern Docklands|Oostelijk Havengebied]], the [[Zeeburgereiland]] and [[IJburg]]
|-
|{{center|[[Amsterdam-West|West]]}}
|{{center|Stadsdeel<br>(''Borough'')}}
|[[Spaarndammerbuurt]], [[Staatsliedenbuurt (Amsterdam)|Staatsliedenbuurt]], [[Frederik Hendrikbuurt]], [[Kinkerbuurt]] and surrounding [[Overtoombuurt|Overtoom]], [[Admiralenbuurt]], surrounding Hoofdweg, Mercatorplein, [[Landlust]], [[Bos en Lommer]] and the village [[Sloterdijk, Amsterdam|Sloterdijk]]
|-
|{{center|[[Amsterdam-Zuid|Zuid]] <br> (''South'')}}
|{{center|Stadsdeel<br>(''Borough'')}}
|[[De Pijp]], [[Museumkwartier]], [[Willemspark (Amsterdam)|Willemspark]], [[Schinkelbuurt]], [[Hoofddorppleinbuurt]], [[Stadionbuurt]], [[Apollobuurt]], [[Rivierenbuurt (Amsterdam)|Rivierenbuurt]], [[Prinses Irenebuurt]], [[Zuidas]] and [[Buitenveldert]]
|-
|{{center|[[Amsterdam-Zuidoost|Zuidoost]]<br>(''Southeast'')}}
|{{center|Stadsdeel<br>(''Borough'')}}
|[[Venserpolder]], [[Bijlmermeer|Bijlmer]], [[Gaasperdam]] and [[Bullewijk]]
|-
|{{center|[[Weesp]]}}
|{{center|Stadsgebied<br>(''Urban area'')}}
|the city [[Weesp]] and the village [[Driemond]]
|}

Unlike most other Dutch municipalities, Amsterdam is subdivided into 7 [[Boroughs of Amsterdam|boroughs]] (''stadsdelen'' or 'districts') and 1 urban area (''stadsgebied'') [[Weesp]].<ref name="stadsdelen">{{cite web |title=Stadsdelen |url=https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/organisatie/stadsdelen/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327135843/https://www.amsterdam.nl/bestuur-organisatie/organisatie/stadsdelen/ |archive-date=27 March 2023 |accessdate=20 July 2024 |publisher=Gemeente Amsterdam}}</ref> This system was implemented in the 1980s and significantly reformed in 2014. Before 2014, the boroughs were responsible for many activities that previously had been run by the central city. The idea was to bring the government closer to the people. All of these had their own district council (''deelraad''), chosen by a popular election. Local decisions were made at borough level, and only affairs pertaining the whole city (like major infrastructural projects), were delegated to the central city council. As of 2014, the powers of the boroughs have been significantly reduced, although they still have an elected council called ''bestuurscommissie'' ('district committee').

On 24 March 2022, the city of [[Weesp]] merged with Amsterdam.<ref name="herindeling" /> Thus Weesp became an urban area of the municipality of Amsterdam.<ref name="herindeling" /> [[Westpoort]] covers the western harbour area of Amsterdam. This is not a borough, because it has very few inhabitants and it is governed directly by the central municipal council.

==Population centers==
[[Amsterdam]], [[Driemond]], [[Durgerdam]], [[Holysloot]], [['t Nopeind]], [[Osdorp]], [[Ransdorp]], [[Sloten (North Holland)|Sloten]], [[Sloterdijk (Amsterdam)|Sloterdijk]], [[Zunderdorp]].

==International cooperation==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-1-of-2}}
Cities (and country) of international cooperation:<ref name="bib">{{cite web
 |title=Bureau Internationale Betrekkingen 
 |work=www.amsterdam.nl
 |publisher=Bureau Internationale Betrekkingen, [[Amsterdam|City of Amsterdam]] 
 |url=http://www.amsterdam.nl/gemeente/volg_het_beleid/internationale 
 |access-date=2007-04-05 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206183545/http://www.amsterdam.nl/gemeente/volg_het_beleid/internationale 
 |archive-date=2006-12-06 
 |url-status=dead 
}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Beira, Mozambique|Beira]], [[Mozambique]]
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]]
* {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[İzmit]], [[Turkey]]
* {{flagicon|Nicaragua}} [[Managua]], [[Nicaragua]] 
* {{flagicon|Latvia}} [[Riga]], [[Latvia]]
* {{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Suriname]]
{{Col-2-of-2}}
Sister ports:<ref name="bib"/>
* {{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Beijing]], [[China]] 
* {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Cape Town]], [[South Africa]]
* {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]], [[Canada]]
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[San-Pédro, Ivory Coast|San Pédro]], [[Côte d'Ivoire|Ivory Coast]]
* {{flagicon|China}} [[Xiamen]], [[China]]
{{Col-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://gemeente.amsterdam/ }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060116174504/http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem22nh.htm Publication by the SDU staatscourant]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041119153917/http://www.cbs.nl/NL/PUBLICATIES/PUBLICATIES/NEDERLAND-REGIONAAL/GOM/2002/pdf/a/Amsterdam.pdf Statistics Netherlands, publication on Amsterdam]

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