Carola Schouten to Leave Politics After New Government is Formed

Schouten has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Pensions Minister

Former minister and deputy prime minister has been nominated as Rotterdam's next mayor

Rotterdam city council on Friday nominated former Dutch Pensions Minister Carola Schouten to succeed Ahmed Aboutaleb as the city's mayor. Schouten, a member of the ChristianUnion party, has served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality since 2017.