{{Short description|Dutch politician (1944–2020)}} {{Expand Dutch|topic=gov|date=July 2009|Joke Kersten}} '''Johanna Wilhelmina (Joke) Kersten''' (11 April 1944 – 6 August 2020) was a Dutch politician. She served as member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party from 4 September 1990 to 17 May 1994.<ref name=parlement>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llpegh1t/j_w_joke_kersten |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312074803/https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llpegh1t/j_w_joke_kersten |title=Dr. J.W. (Joke) Kersten |language=Dutch |publisher=Parlement.com |date= |archive-date=12 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="Mistry1991">{{cite book|last=Mistry|first=Percy S.|title=African debt revisited: procrastination or progress?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqfwAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=27 September 2011|year=1991|publisher=FONDAD|isbn=978-90-74208-01-7|page=84}}</ref> She was mayor of Grubbenvorst and Broekhoven between 1995 and 2001.<ref name=parlement/> Later Kersten was acting mayor of Arcen en Velden, Bergeijk and Asten.<ref>{{cite web|author=Stephanie Roberts |url=https://www.1limburg.nl/voormalig-burgemeester-joke-kersten-overleden |title=Voormalig burgemeester Joke Kersten overleden |language=Dutch |publisher=1Limburg |date=10 August 2020 |access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref> She served as mayor of Uden between 2004 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tom Vos |url=https://www.gelderlander.nl/boxmeer/liefde-tussen-joke-kersten-en-uden-bleef-ook-na-haar-pensioen~a264e79a/ |title=Liefde tussen Joke Kersten en Uden bleef ook na haar pensioen |language=Dutch |publisher=De Gelderlander |date=12 August 2020 |access-date=28 August 2020}}</ref>
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