René Bom

René Bom (27 September 1958 – 23 November 2024) was a Dutch music manager and disc-jockey.

Bom was most known as night mayor of The Hague and as "Mister Parkpop", a nickname he received for being a main figure and the presenter of music festival Parkpop. He was a good friend of former prime minister Mark Rutte. Bom retired as the night mayor in 2018.

He published his autobiography in 2022.

Bom had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and was serous ill. In August 2024 he therefore moved to residential care center Swaenesteyn in The Hague. He was terminally ill and started arranging his own funeral. He died on 23 November 2024, at the age of 66 years old. The funeral took place at pop venue "Paard" on 2 December 2024.

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Category:Dutch people
Category:1958 births
Category:2024 deaths
Category:People from The Hague