Jan Rijpstra

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Johannes (Jan) Rijpstra (born 15 July 1955, Gouda) is a Dutch politician from the VVD party. He is currently the mayor of Smallingerland.{{cite web |url=https://www.smallingerland.nl/Onderwerpen/Bestuur_en_organisatie/College_van_Burgemeester_en_Wethouders/Burgemeester_Jan_Rijpstra |title=Jan Rijpstra |publisher=Gemeente Smallingerland|website=Smallingerland (official website)|access-date=26 August 2020 |language=Dutch}}

From 2005 till 2008 Rijpstra was mayor of Tynaarlo.{{cite news |title=Stille tocht Eelde trekt duizenden deelnemers |author=ANP |author-link=Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau |url=http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/1565466/stille-tocht-eelde-trekt-duizenden-deelnemers.html |newspaper=NU.nl |language=Dutch |date=13 May 2008 |accessdate=22 September 2011}} He was subsequently the mayor of Noordwijk from 2014 until 1 January 2019, when Noordwijk was merged with Noordwijkerhout.{{cite web |url=https://www.burgemeesters.nl/content/jan-rijpstra-naar-smallingerland |title=Jan Rijpstra naar Smallingerland | website=Nederlands Genootschap van Burgemeesters (official website)|access-date=26 August 2020 |language=Dutch}} He has also been a member of the Dutch House of Representatives.

Rijpstra has a degree in physical education from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Groningen.{{cite web |url=https://www.themayor.eu/en/netherlands/smallingerland/mayor/jan-rijpstra |title=Jan Rijpstra | website=TheMayor.eu|access-date=26 August 2020}}