Ko Wierenga

Heiko "Ko" Wierenga (6 March 1933 – 21 September 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 [nl], called Het ei van Ko [nl], was installed near Enschede's town hall in 1984.^[2]

Preceded byAuke Johannes Vleer

Succeeded byJan Mans

Born(1933-03-06)6 March 1933

Borger, Netherlands

Died21 September 2013(2013-09-21) (aged 80)

Enschede, Netherlands

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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	(1933-03-06)6 March 1933 Borger, Netherlands
Died	21 September 2013(2013-09-21) (aged 80) Enschede, Netherlands
Party	Labour Party (PvdA)

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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 29 April 1987.^[4]

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

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