Onno Hoes

Who is Onno Hoes?

Onno Hoes is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He has been Mayor of Maastricht since 1 November 2010. Since 11 March 2010 he has also been Chairman of the Dutch Center for Information and Documentation Israel.

Before coming mayor of Maastricht Hoes performed several political positions. From 1992 to 2003 he was a member of the provincial parliament of North Brabant, from 1993 to 1998 he was also a member of the municipal council of 's-Hertogenbosch, and from 2001 to 2010 he was a member of the provincial executive of North Brabant, dealing with different subjects like economic development, international relations and ecology.

Hoes, who is a Zionist, has a partly Jewish background, his mother is Jewish and his father Catholic. He is married to Dutch TV presenter Albert Verlinde. Actress Isa Hoes is his sister.

In 2013 Hoes revealed that he had several extramarital affairs since his election as Mayor of Maastricht.