Bas Eenhoorn | |
Office: | Mayor of Amstelveen |
Term Start: | 1 October 2017 |
Term End: | 28 May 2019 Acting |
Predecessor: | Mirjam van 't Veld |
Successor: | Tjapko Poppens |
Office1: | Mayor of Vlaardingen |
Term Start1: | 1 January 2014 |
Term End1: | 1 August 2014 Acting |
Predecessor1: | Tjerk Bruinsma |
Successor1: | Bert Blase (ad interim) |
Office2: | Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn |
Term Start2: | 10 December 2010 |
Term End2: | 1 January 2012 Acting |
Predecessor2: | Wim de Gelder |
Successor2: | Tjerk Bruinsma (ad interim) |
Office3: | Mayor of Kaag en Braassem |
Term Start3: | 1 January 2009 |
Term End3: | 30 March 2010 Acting |
Predecessor3: | Office established |
Successor3: | Marina van der Velde-Menting |
Office4: | Mayor of Lansingerland |
Term Start4: | 1 January 2007 |
Term End4: | 18 September 2007 Acting |
Predecessor4: | Office established |
Successor4: | Ewald van Vliet |
Office5: | Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
Term Start5: | 28 May 1999 |
Term End5: | 28 November 2003 |
Leader5: | Hans Dijkstal (1999–2002) Gerrit Zalm (2002–2003) |
Predecessor5: | Willem Hoekzema |
Successor5: | Jan van Zanen |
Office6: | Mayor of Voorburg |
Term Start6: | 1 January 1983 |
Term End6: | 1 January 1996 |
Predecessor6: | Elly den Haan-Groen |
Successor6: | Wim van Willigenburg (Ad interim) |
Office7: | Mayor of Schiermonnikoog |
Term Start7: | 30 April 1976 |
Term End7: | 1 January 1983 |
Predecessor7: | Kornelis Oosterhuis |
Successor7: | Hans Boekhoven |
Birthname: | Herman Bastiaan Eenhoorn |
Birth Date: | 1946 9, df=y |
Birth Place: | Groningen, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Party: | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1973) |
Children: | 2 children |
Residence: | Wassenaar, Netherlands |
Alma Mater: | University of Groningen (Bachelor of Social Science, Master of Social Science) |
Occupation: | Politician · Civil servant · Management consultant · Geographer · Urban planner · Corporate director · Nonprofit director · Trade association executive · Media administrator · Academic administrator |
Website: | baseenhoorn.nl |
Herman Bastiaan "Bas" Eenhoorn (born 14 September 1946) is a Dutch politician and management consultant. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he was party chair from 1999 until 2003.
Eenhoorn served as Mayor of Schiermonnikoog (1976–1983), Voorburg (1983–1996), as well as Acting Mayor of Lansingerland (2007), Kaag en Braassem (2009–2010), Alphen aan den Rijn (2010–2012), Vlaardingen (2014) and Amstelveen (2017–2019).[1] He became well known after giving press conferences in his function as acting mayor after the Alphen aan den Rijn shopping mall shooting on 9 April 2011.[2] He studied social and economic geography with a specialisation in public administration at the University of Groningen.
Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 30 April 2004 | ||