Hans Leijtens has served as Executive Director of Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, since 2023. He was a member of the Frontex Management Board from 2011-2015 and 2019-2022. Before becoming Executive Director of Frontex, he served as Commander of the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee and Governor of The Hague. At the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, he held several leading positions, including Director-General in the Netherlands Tax and Customs Administration, Quartermaster of the Integrity Chamber in Sint Maarten, Programme Director-General for the reconstruction of the Windward Islands, and member of the International Board of Auditors for NATO. He studied sociology and psychology at the Royal Military Academy in Breda from 1981-1985 and earned his doctorate in public administration from Leiden University in 2008. Photo credit: ©Frontex