▁May ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁left ▁En sch ede ▁and ▁was ▁asked ▁to ▁be ▁acting ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ven lo . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁became ▁acting ▁mayor ▁of ▁Za anst ad ▁until ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁Since ▁ 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁is ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁commerce ▁of ▁Northern ▁and ▁Southern ▁Lim burg . ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁he ▁became ▁acting ▁mayor ▁of ▁Ma astr icht , ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁he ▁became ▁acting ▁mayor ▁of ▁Mo erd ijk , ▁replacing ▁W im ▁Den ie ▁who ▁retired ▁early ▁after ▁a ▁fire ▁at ▁Chem ie - Pack . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Mans ▁was ▁acting ▁mayor ▁of ▁G ou da ▁succeed ing ▁W im ▁Corn el is , ▁who ▁retired ▁early . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁tal ks ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁new ▁coal ition ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁of ▁Me ers sen , ▁after ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁coal ition . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁may ors ▁of ▁K erk rade ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Lab our ▁Party ▁( N ether lands ) ▁polit icians ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁places ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁En sch ede ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁K erk rade