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Wim Polak (September 14, 1924 – October 1, 1999) was a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and economist.
Polak was born to a Jewish merchant family in Amsterdam on 14 September 1924. The Nazis murdered his parents during the German Occupation of the Netherlands. After the Second World War, he worked as a journalist for Het Vrije Volk. Polak was appointed Secretary of State for local finances in Joop den Uyl’s government. He worked towards improving the financial position of the larger Dutch cities. Subsequently, he became mayor of Amsterdam for a six-year period, where his challenges included numerous squatting cases as well as riots related to Queen Beatrix’s coronation.
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