Schelto Patijn

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name = Schelto Patijn
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office = Mayor of Amsterdam
term_start = 1 June 1994
term_end = 1 January 2001
monarch = Queen Beatrix
predecessor = Ed van Thijn
successor = Job Cohen
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office2 = Queen's Commissioner in South Holland
term_start2 = 16 June 1984
term_end2 = 1 June 1994
monarch2 = Queen Beatrix
predecessor2 = Maarten Vrolijk
successor2 = Joan Leemhuis-Stout
birth_date = birth date|1936|8|13|df=yes
birth_place = The Hague, Netherlands
death_date = death date and age|2007|7|15|1936|8|13|df=yes
death_place = Amsterdam, Netherlands
nationality = Dutch
party = Labour Party
spouse = Elisabeth Stroink (1961–2007)
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children = 3 children
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alma_mater = Utrecht University
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religion = Dutch Reformed


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Schelto Patijn (August 13, 1936, The Hague – July 15, 2007, Amsterdam) was a Dutch politician for the Netherlands Labour Party. His parents were Conny Patijn, himself a member of the Netherlands Labour Party, and Sara van Citters. He was named for his maternal grandfather, Schelto van Citters. He graduated from the University of Utrecht in 1959 with a law degree. He earned a doctorate from the University of Utrecht in 1973 with a dissertation on the European Parliament ("Het Europees Parlement, de strijd om zijn bevoegdheden").

Patijn became a member of the European Parliament in 1973. He took up the post the Queen's Commissioner for the province of South Holland in 1984. Patijn was best known for being the mayor of Amsterdam, serving from 1994 to 2001.

Patijn married Elisabeth Stroink on 12 July 1961. The couple had three children. Patijn died of cancer on July 15, 2007. His father outlived him by a few months, until his own death on September 7, 2007 at the age of 98.