What is Elbert Roest?
{{Infobox Politician | name = Elbert Roest | image = Elbert-roest.jpg | caption = | office = Mayor of [[Laren, North Holland]] | term_start = 2002 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Theo Hendriks (mayor)|Theo Hendriks]] | successor = | office1 = Alderman of [[Doesburg]] | term_start1 = 1992 | term_end1 = 2002 | predecessor1= | successor1 = | office2 = Municipal councillor of Doesburg | term_start2 = 1992 | term_end2 = 2002 | predecessor2= | successor2 = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1954|10|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Hoogezand]], Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Democrats 66]] }} '''Elbert Jan Roest''' (born October 13, [[1954]] in [[Hoogezand]]) is a Dutch politician of [[Democrats 66]] (D66). He is also a historian and a former teacher. He has started his political career in the municipality of [[Doesburg]] (province of [[Gelderland]]). In this city he was a [[councillor]] and an [[alderman]], from 1992 to 2002. Afterwards he became [[mayor]] in [[Laren, North Holland|Laren]] (province of [[North Holland]]). Since September 2017 he has been mayor of [[Bloemendaal]] (also in North Holland). Roest studied history at the [[University of Groningen]], and worked several years as a history teacher. Furthermore he was involved in examination development, the so-called [[CITO]]. He is a member of the [[European Association of History Educators]] (EUROCLIO), and participates in history writing about [[Balkans|Balkan]] and former [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] countries. == References == * {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.laren.nl/laren/college/samenstellingcollege/burgemeester/id_504466 www.laren.nl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226030420/https://www.laren.nl/laren/college/samenstellingcollege/burgemeester/id_504466%0A |date=2018-12-26 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Roest, Elbert}} [[Category:1954 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Democrats 66 politicians]] [[Category:Aldermen of the Netherlands]] [[Category:Dutch councillors]]