Bas VAN DEN TILLAAR

Bas van den Tillaar serves as the Voorzitter of Het Zeeuws Orkest and has been the Burgemeester of the Municipality of Vlissingen since April 2016. In addition to these roles, Bas is actively involved in several organizations, including membership on the VNG-commissie Bestuur en Veiligheid, and the Algemeen Bestuur of Veiligheidsregio Zeeland and the Vereniging van Zeeuwse Gemeenten. Bas also holds the position of Voorzitter at Veiligheidshuis Zeeland and previously chaired the Stichting Zeeuwse Ombudsman until May 2023. Educational qualifications include a doctoraal in Political Science from Radboud University and a postdoctoraal in Economics from Tilburg University. Bas's commitment to community engagement is evident from earlier roles, including leadership positions in the De Maatschappij and Stichting Ride4fun.