1. Ben Swagerman was born on 7 July 1959 and is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor.

1. Ben Swagerman was born on 7 July 1959 and is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor.
Ben Swagerman has been chair of the BOA-platform since 1 January 2020.
Ben Swagerman went to the Atheneum in his hometown between 1971 and 1977.
Ben Swagerman subsequently studied Dutch law at Utrecht University and graduated in 1983.
Ben Swagerman served three years as a lawyer and subsequently studied to become a prosecutor.
Between 2003 and 2006 Ben Swagerman was head-prosecutor of the police-region Northern Limburg.
Ben Swagerman subsequently became chief legal officer at Qatar Airways, which he remained until early 2019.
Ben Swagerman stated that the role of the BOA's has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands and that cooperation between BOA's and police could be improved significantly.
Ben Swagerman completed his term and was not re-elected in the 2015 Senate elections and subsequently left the Senate on 9 June 2015.
In March 2015 Ben Swagerman accused MP's criticizing Security and Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten of "shameless political games".
Ben Swagerman signed the deal as interim head prosecutor of Amsterdam.