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Bas Eenhoorn

Dutch politician and management consultant

Bas Eenhoorn
Eenhoorn in 2015
Mayor of Amstelveen
In office 1 October 2017 – 28 May 2019 Acting
Preceded by	Mirjam van 't Veld
Succeeded by	Tjapko Poppens
Mayor of Vlaardingen
In office 1 January 2014 – 1 August 2014 Acting
Preceded by	Tjerk Bruinsma
Succeeded by	Bert Blase (ad interim)
Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn
In office 10 December 2010 – 1 January 2012 Acting
Preceded by	Wim de Gelder
Succeeded by	Tjerk Bruinsma (ad interim)
Mayor of Kaag en Braassem
In office 1 January 2009 – 30 March 2010 Acting
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Marina van der Velde-Menting
Mayor of Lansingerland
In office 1 January 2007 – 18 September 2007 Acting
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Ewald van Vliet
Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office 28 May 1999 – 28 November 2003
Leader	Hans Dijkstal (1999–2002) Gerrit Zalm (2002–2003)
Preceded by	Willem Hoekzema
Succeeded by	Jan van Zanen
Mayor of Voorburg
In office 1 January 1983 – 1 January 1996
Preceded by	Elly den Haan-Groen
Succeeded by	Wim van Willigenburg (Ad interim)
Mayor of Schiermonnikoog
In office 30 April 1976 – 1 January 1983
Preceded by	Kornelis Oosterhuis
Succeeded by	Hans Boekhoven
Personal details
Born	Herman Bastiaan Eenhoorn (1946-09-14) 14 September 1946 (age 77) Groningen, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1973)
Spouse	Anke van Burgeler ​ (m. 1972)​
Children	2 children
Residence(s)	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	(in Dutch) 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
	Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	30 April 2004

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• (in Dutch) Drs. H.B. (Bas) Eenhoorn Parlement & Politiek

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