Casper Gelderblom

"My name is Casper Gelderblom; I was born in 1995 and have lived in Heerlen since 1997. After graduating from Grotius College in 2013, I spent nine years living, studying, and working mostly abroad. From Paris to Addis Ababa, from Oxford to Jerusalem, from Florence to Boston—but I always spent my summer and winter breaks at home in Heerlen. In 2022, I (finally!) returned to Heerlen to become a “ alderman ” on behalf of the “ Partij van de Arbeid,” GroenLinks , and Partij voor de Dieren. It’s a great honor, and one for which I’m deeply grateful every day. In 2024, I took on an even more honorable role: that year, my girlfriend and I became the proud parents of our little boy.

For me, my role as alderman and my role as a father come together in a single mission: to work hard for a more socially just and sustainable city and world. I am therefore proud to represent both “red” and “green” parties on the Heerlen city council. As far as I’m concerned, the fight for social justice and ecological sustainability are one and the same. In my previous jobs, as a researcher and coordinator of the global “Make Amazon Pay” campaign, I worked to bring those issues together. I am doing the same now as alderman s for Public Housing, Sustainability, Spatial Planning, and Animal Welfare—portfolios in which red solidarity and green sustainability are deeply intertwined. In this role, I am fully committed to making Heerlen a fair, livable, and sustainable city to call home. Through robust new housing policies Health , I am working to ensure we finally regain control over the living environment in our neighborhoods: we are strengthening communities by building mixed-income neighborhoods, putting a stop to slumlords, and promoting a healthy distribution of vulnerable populations. I am also fully committed to combating energy poverty. Through our Heerlen Sustainability Initiative, we’re helping thousands of Heerlen households properly insulate their homes—starting with those on the tightest budgets and with the biggest drafts.

One hundred percent social and sustainable, in other words. That is the policy I want to fight for - together with my fellow administrators, the city council, and as many Heerlen citizens as possible!"

Email Casper:

• Email: c.gelderblom@heerlen.nl

Portfolio 

• Public Housing
• Sustainability
• Spatial planning
• Animal welfare
• Member of the Heerlen-Noord Alliance Council 
• District Councilor for Heerlen-Zuid