Ruud van Bennekom

Ruud van Bennekom is a Dutch politician and administrator currently serving as the Mayor of Bunnik, a position he has held since November 2018. He was reappointed for a second term in November 2024. Before his mayoral career, he worked as a policy advisor for the Association of Netherlands Municipalities and served as the director of the Netherlands Association of Mayors. He holds a degree in political science from Erasmus University Rotterdam and previously served as a member of the Rotterdam district council for Overschie.