{"id":173,"date":"2025-10-26T11:20:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T11:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/stadskanaal\/?post_type=people-type&#038;p=173"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:04:09","slug":"thom-berends","status":"publish","type":"people-type","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/stadskanaal\/mensen\/thom-berends\/","title":{"rendered":"Thom Berends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--66 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--76  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--4 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav-thom-berends9208\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Thom Berends\" >\n\tThom Berends<\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--110 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--60 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-video__video-wrapper\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/360\/2026\/02\/Thom-Berends-011.jpg')\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: Auniek Klijnstra\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-people-introduction\">\n\t<div class=\"block-people-introduction__content\">\n\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--big\">\n\t\tIk ben de politiek ingegaan omdat ik merkte dat de toenemende verdeeldheid in de samenleving vraagt om een ander geluid: positief en gebaseerd op samenwerking, oplossingen en vertrouwen. Als positief, ambitieus en optimistisch mens wil ik samen met inwoners, ondernemers en maatschappelijke organisaties werken aan echte vooruitgang. Aan een Stadskanaal waar iedereen ertoe doet.\t<\/p><section class=\"people-bullet-point-card block-people-introduction__people-bullet-point-card\" style=\"--bg-color: var(--global-colors-macaroni)\">\n\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__title\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading    heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-over-thom3350\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Over Thom\">\n\tOver Thom<\/h2>\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"people-bullet-point-card__border\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"people-bullet-point-card__info\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"lists\">\n\t\t\t\t<li><label>Leeftijd<\/label><span>32 jaar<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Geboorteplaats<\/label><span>Emmen<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t<li><label>Woonplaats<\/label><span>Stadskanaal<\/span><\/li>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section><p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default\">\n\t\tStadskanaal staat voor een trendbreuk en daar is ambitie, lef en optimisme voor nodig. We moeten samen naar een nieuwe cultuur met open geest en een open hart. Het is de taak van de politiek om de weg te wijzen en iedereen daarbij mee te nemen.<br><br>Het is mijn overtuiging dat de meeste mensen ongeveer hetzelfde willen: goed werk, een fijn thuis en de vrijheid en ondersteuning om je eigen leven in te richten. Daarom wil ik verbinden, omdat die basis er altijd is. Dat is ook de basis voor mijn vooruitgangsgeloof. We moeten open staan voor elkaar en vertrouwen hebben in de ander. Positiviteit heeft kracht. Door een optimistische instelling en houding kan aan vertrouwen gewerkt worden. En dat is precies wat D66 voor mij is, want mijn vrijheid begint pas als die van de ander bestaat. Een partij die bouwt op wetenschap en denkt in kansen, mogelijkheden en oplossingen en verantwoordelijkheid neemt.\u00a0<br><br>Duurzaamheid en sociale impact gaan voor mij hand in hand, terwijl ondernemerschap de basis is voor economische ontwikkeling. Samen vormen deze zaken onze gedeelde Brede Welvaart. Met daadkracht wil ik werken aan toekomstbestendige woonruimte, participatie van inwoners bij belangrijke beslissingen en een klimaatbeleid dat zorgt voor economische groei.<br><br>Een beter Stadskanaal voor iedereen. Het kan w\u00e9l!\u00a0\t<\/p><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-3474374964\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expertises (portefeuilles)\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-expertises--portefeuilles-3058\">\n\tExpertises (portefeuilles)<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-3474374964\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-3474374964\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\t&#8211; Wonen<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Klimaat<br \/>\r\n&#8211; Economie\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-accordion js-content-accordion\" data-accordion-opened=\"0\">\n\n\t\n\t<button id=\"content-accordion-trigger-2579136324\" class=\"content-accordion__trigger js-content-accordion-trigger\" aria-label=\"Functie historie\" aria-controls>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__heading\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-functie-historie1411\">\n\tFunctie historie<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n\t<\/button>\n\n\t<section id=\"content-accordion-panel-2579136324\" class=\"content-accordion__panel js-content-accordion-panel\" aria-hidden=\"true\" aria-labelledby=\"content-accordion-trigger-2579136324\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-accordion__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"content-accordion lists content-accordion__lists lists__weight--medium lists__color--black lists__type--default\"><li><label>2025 \u2013 Heden <\/label><span>Adviseur Circulaire Economie<\/span><\/li><li><label>2025 \u2013 Heden <\/label><span>Secretaris serviceclub<\/span><\/li><li><label>2024- Heden<\/label><span>Fractievoorzitter<\/span><\/li><li><label>2020-2025<\/label><span>Lid ondernemingsraad<\/span><\/li><li><label>2017-2020<\/label><span>Constructeur\/adviseur<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"content-accordion__border\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":787,"featured_media":877,"menu_order":1,"template":"","labels":[],"search-tags":[],"division-tags":[29],"class_list":["post-173","people-type","type-people-type","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","division-tags-raadsleden"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>D66 Stadskanaal &#8212; 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