Jan Willem Boersma

Jan Willem Boersma is a Dutch politician and civil servant currently serving as the Mayor of Alblasserdam, a position he assumed on March 30, 2023. Prior to his mayoral appointment, he was active in local politics in Dordrecht, where he served as a municipal councilor for the Christian Union-SGP from 2018 to 2023, focusing on youth welfare, debt assistance, and poverty policy. Boersma holds a law degree from Leiden University, specializing in criminal law. His professional background includes roles as a strategic policy advisor at the Regional Information and Expertise Center in Rotterdam and the municipality of Schiedam, as well as positions within the Ministry of Justice and the Public Prosecution Service.