Rob Bats
Profile
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.
Details
- 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

