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Rob Bats
NetherlandsMayors & executivesPeople's Party for Freedom and DemocracyGelderland · DoesburgMayor

Rob Bats

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Rob Bats is a Dutch politician and administrator who has served as the acting mayor of Doesburg since April 2026. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously held mayoral positions in Haren, Terschelling, and Steenwijkerland. His career includes roles as a civil servant, a provincial deputy in Drenthe, and director at the Thorbecke Academy. Bats studied public administration at the University of Twente and has extensive experience in fiscal and customs policy.

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Born
1962-04-01 · 64 years old
Birth place
Winterswijk, Netherlands
Education
University of Twente, Opleidings Instituut Financiën
Career
Civil servant, fiscal and customs attaché, director of the Thorbecke Academy, provincial deputy of Drenthe

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