| Christiaan Ernst Lans | |
| Office: | Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast |
| Term Start: | 11 May 1833 |
| Term End: | 2 December 1836 |
| Predecessor: | Martinus Swarte |
| Successor: | Hendrik Tonneboeijer |
| Birth Date: | 1789 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Dutch Republic |
| Death Place: | Diepenveen, Netherlands |
Christiaan Ernst Lans (born 12 September 1789 – 17 August 1843) was a soldier in the Royal Netherlands Army who by royal decree of 2 December 1832 was appointed Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast.[1] He took office on 11 May 1833 and served until 1836, upon which he returned to the Netherlands.[2] [3]
Lans was Commander of the Dutch Gold Coast when the ambitious George Maclean was Governor of the British Gold Coast. Lans tried to settle territorial disputes with the British in a peaceful manner. When he returned to the Netherlands in 1836, he was succeeded by the young and erratic Hendrik Tonneboeijer.