Gemeente Hardinxveld-Giessendam
Dirk Heijkoop has extensive experience in governance and management roles within various organizations. Since November 2016, Dirk has served as Burgemeester at Gemeente Hardinxveld-Giessendam and has held several leadership positions including Voorzitter of the stuurgroep at Zorg- en Veiligheidshuis Zuid-Holland Zuid since February 2022, and Voorzitter of the Gebiedsraad A5H since May 2020. Dirk has also chaired the Raad van Toezicht at Stichting zorgboeren ZH since January 2018. Previous roles include participation in the Comité Informatiesamenleving for VNG from November 2018 to July 2022 and chairing a network focused on violence within VeiligheidsAlliantie regio Rotterdam from June 2017 to June 2022. Dirk's earlier career includes significant financial and management responsibilities at Gemeente Molenwaard and the Omgevingsdienst Zuid-Holland Zuid, as well as advisory roles related to facility management at Albert Schweitzer ziekenhuis, emphasizing environmental care and safety. Dirk's educational background includes studies at MTS zuid Rotterdam and Chr MTS Dordrecht.