From the Zuidas to City Hall: how former lawyer and PvdA council member Hendrik Jan Biemond (57) became an alderperson for PRO Amsterdam

Hendrik Jan Biemond (57) defended tobacco companies, prosecuted fraudulent Ahold executives and marched through Pride in a burqa. Last week he was sworn in as alderperson for Finance and Arts & Culture on behalf of PRO Amsterdam. ‘He is, above all, always and everywhere independent.’