Bas Eenhoorn

{{Short description|Dutch politician and management consultant}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Bas Eenhoorn | image = Bas Eenhoorn (Nationaal Commissaris Digitale Overheid) bij het Symposium Actieve Openbaarheid 03 (cropped).jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = Eenhoorn in 2015 | 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 | birth_name = Herman Bastiaan Eenhoorn | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1946|09|14}} | birth_place = Groningen, Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | party = People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1973) | spouse = {{marriage|Anke van Burgeler|1972}} | children = 2 children | 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 | signature = | website = {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.baseenhoorn.nl/ 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).<ref>{{in lang|nl}} [http://www.alphenaandenrijn.nl/smartsite.shtml?ch=INT&id=76269 Waarnemend burgemeester] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719062259/http://www.alphenaandenrijn.nl/smartsite.shtml?ch=INT&id=76269 |date=July 19, 2011 }} Announcement on the official site of Alphen aan den Rijn. (Retrieved April 2011)</ref> 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.<ref>[http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/contact/Article_2011-04-09-EU-Netherlands-Mall-Shooting/id-ec81b87b589048f4a76878a218f914e1 News Report] from the Associated Press</ref> He studied social and economic geography with a specialisation in public administration at the University of Groningen.

==Decorations== {| class="wikitable" style="width:60%;" |- style="background:#ccf; text-align:center;" | colspan=5 |'''Honours''' |- ! style="width:80px;"| Ribbon bar !! Honour !! Country !! Date !! Comment |- | 80px | Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | 30 April 2004 | |- |}

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;Official * {{in lang|nl}} [https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09lm09e9uu/h_b_bas_eenhoorn Drs. H.B. (Bas) Eenhoorn] Parlement & Politiek

{{s-start}} {{s-civ}} {{s-bef|before=''Office established''}} {{s-ttl|title=National Commissioner for Digital Governmental Affairs|years=2014–2018}} {{s-aft|after=''Office discontinued''}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=Willem Hoekzema}} {{s-ttl|title=Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|years=1999–2003}} {{s-aft|after=Jan van Zanen}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Kornelis Oosterhuis}} {{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Schiermonnikoog|years=1976–1983}} {{s-aft|after=Hans Boekhoven}} {{s-bef|before=Elly den Haan-Groen}} {{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Voorburg|years=1983–1996}} {{s-aft|after=Wim van Willigenburg ''Ad interim''}} {{s-bef|before=''Office established''|rows=2}} {{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Lansingerland ''Acting''|years=2007}} {{s-aft|after=Ewald van Vliet}} {{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Kaag en Braassem ''Acting''|years=2009–2010}} {{s-aft|after=Marina van der Velde-Menting}} {{s-bef|before=Wim de Gelder}} {{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Alphen aan den Rijn ''Acting''|years=2010–2012}} {{s-aft|after=Tjerk Bruinsma ''Ad interim''}} {{s-bef|before=Tjerk Bruinsma}} {{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Vlaardingen ''Acting''|years=2014}} {{s-aft|after=Bert Blase ''Ad interim''}} {{s-bef|before=Mirjam van 't Veld}} {{s-ttl|title=Mayor of Amstelveen ''Acting''|years=2017–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-media}} {{s-bef|before=Loek Hermans}} {{s-ttl|title=Chairman of the Supervisory board of WNL|years=2013–present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}}

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