Until 2014, the
Amsterdam boroughs, called
stadsdelen (also known as urban districts in English), were governed by a directly elected district council (
deelraad) as well as a separate district executive board, the members of which were appointed and controlled by the council. Since the
2014 municipal elections, the district councils have been abolished and replaced by smaller, but still directly elected district committees (
bestuurscommissies). The district committees are elected every four years, on the same day as the city's central
municipal council. Each district committee elects three of its members to form an executive committee (
dagelijks bestuur). The district committees' jurisdiction is determined by the central
municipal council. Responsibilities delegated to the 2014 district committees include parks and recreation, streets and squares, refuse collection, permits and events, preparation of zoning plans, passports and drivers licenses, and welfare work. The former district council of Amsterdam-Centrum originally had 27 members but was enlarged in 2006 with two extra members. The last district executive board president was Jeanine van Pinxteren (
GL, 2010–2014), who succeeded
Els Iping (
PvdA, 2006–2010) and Anne Lize van der Stoel (
VVD, 2002–2006). The new district committee of Amsterdam-Centrum consists of 13 members. It was elected on 19 March 2014 with five national political parties represented in the committee. On 7 April 2014, the committee elected its executive board. Executive committee chair was Boudewijn Oranje (
D66), and the other members were Jeanine van Pinxteren (
GL) and Roeland Rengelink (
PvdA). For the period 2018-2022 is
Dehlia Timman (succeeded
Mascha ten Bruggencate in July 2021) chair (both D66), the two other members are
Micha Vos and
Ilse Griek (both GreenLeft). The borough office (Dutch:
stadsdeelkantoor; English: district office; also known as
stadsloket in Dutch) of Amsterdam-Centrum is located at the central city hall, housed in the
Stopera building. ==Landmarks==