Cees Bijl

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Cornelis (Cees) Bijl (Enkhuizen, 27 June 1955) is a former mayor of Leeuwarderadeel (1990–1998), Meppel (1998–2001) and Emmen (2001–2016), former deputy of Drenthe (2016–2021) and former acting mayor of Midden-Drenthe (2021–2023) and Meppel (2024–2025). Bijl studied fiscal law at Leiden University and then worked as a tax inspector. He began his political career in 1978 as a municipal councillor in Enkhuizen for the Labour Party (PvdA), and four years later became an alderman there.