Mayor Ton Heerts

Ton Heerts has been mayor of Apeldoorn since December 2019. His responsibilities include public order and safety. The mayor is the chair of the municipal council.

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Portfolio

  • Public Order and a Safe City
  • Lobbying and Strategy
  • International affairs
  • Civil Affairs (legal section)
  • Administrative coordination
  • Communication and Cabinet Affairs
  • City marketing
Ton Heerts

Previous roles

  • Chair of the MBO Council
  • Chair of the FNV
  • Director of the V-Fund
  • Member of the House of Representatives
  • Has held various trade union posts
  • Held various posts with the Royal Military Police

Ancillary positions

The mayor’s additional roles are unpaid.

  • Chair of the North and East Gelderland Safety Region (VNOG)
  • Chair of the Governance and Security Committee of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG)
  • Chair of the Executive Committee of the Netherlands Institute for Public Safety
  • Chair of Strategic Partners, Centre for Security and Digitalisation
  • Treasurer of the Financieel Gezond Nederland Foundation
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the Hoge Veluwe National Park Foundation
  • Secretary of the King Louis Napoleon Fund
  • Member of the Advisory Committee of the Present Apeldoorn Foundation
  • Honorary Chairman of the Apeldoorn Christian Men’s Choir
  • Community Mediation Ambassador at the Centre for Crime Prevention and Safety (CCV)
  • Member of the Advisory Board of the War Graves Foundation

Contact

Mayor Ton Heerts does not hold regular consultation hours.

For further information, please contact his secretary on 14 055. Meetings with the mayor generally take place at the town hall.

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