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13 february 1940 rotterdam , netherlands abraham peper 13 march 2000 3 august 1998 university of amsterdam university of oslo erasmus university rotterdam 150px 3 august 1998 16 march 1982 neelie kroes -lrb- divorced -rrb- bram peper 1975.jpg bram peper politician sociologist professor hans dijkstal andré van der louw haarlem , netherlands pvda minister rotterdam of the interior and kingdom relations mayor of -lsb- http://www.parlement.com/9291000/modulesf/g0zwnzja?n=02901 parliamentary biography -rsb- roger van boxtel ivo opstelten wim kok bram peper

bram peper

abraham -lrb- bram -rrb- peper -lrb- born 13 february 1940 -rrb- is a dutch sociologist and former politician .
peper was mayor of rotterdam and minister of the interior and kingdom relations and is member of the dutch labour party -lrb- pvda -rrb- .
after finishing the hbs , peper studied social sciences at the university of amsterdam until 1965 and economy and sociology at the university of oslo -lrb- 1963/1964 -rrb- and got his phd at the `` nederlandse economische hogeschool '' -lrb- currently erasmus university -rrb- in 1972 .
peper became researcher , and fulfilled several academic functions , including professor at the erasmus university until he became mayor of rotterdam in 1982 at the age of 42 .
rotterdam is the second largest city of the netherlands , and peper was one of the youngest mayors of a large city at the time .
in 1984 an interview with peper and his wife with ischa meijer was published in vrij nederland , a dutch magazine , in which peper was critical towards citizens and rulers .
the interview was perceived as arrogant , and seemed to be made while peper was in a drunk condition .
peper made his apologies , and soon after he and his wife divorced .
while peper was mayor , the city completed its process of rebuilding after world war ii , which resulted in a new skyline for rotterdam .
in the second half of his mayorship , peper had a tough time with for instance his defeat on the formation of a city province -lrb- 90 % of the voters in a referendum were against -rrb- .
peper was mayor until 1998 , when he joined the government as minister of the interior of the netherlands in the cabinet kok ii .
starting 1999 , rumours were spreading that peper had made incorrect declarations while he was mayor of rotterdam .
on 13 march 2000 peper resigned as minister , according to himself to no longer bring problems to the public government , and to be better able to defend himself .
although a report on 17 march suggested that peper did not act properly regarding the declarations , peper won the legal procedures finally two years later .
from 2002 until 2004 peper was professor at the university nijenrode , a private university , from which he resigned due to a disagreement regarding a study trip to the european union in brussels .
