Rixt Westra-Attema

Rixt Westra-Attema is an experienced professional in public safety and crisis management, currently serving as a Beleidsmedewerker veiligheid/ VTH at Gemeente Harlingen since August 2021. Prior to this role, Rixt worked at Gemeente Noordenveld from February 2006 to November 2021, where responsibilities included serving as the municipality's point of contact for public order and safety, contributing to policy development, maintaining contacts with various internal and external stakeholders such as the police and Veiligheidsregio Drenthe, and participating as a duty officer in population care. Rixt holds a Meester in de rechten degree from the University of Groningen, earned between 1999 and 2004.