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{{short description|Dutch military commander}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = Vice Admiral
| image               = René Tas marinehaven (cropped).jpg
| image_size          = 200px
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| office              = [[Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy]]
| term_start          = 9 September 2021
| term_end            =
| predecessor         = Vice Admiral [[Rob Kramer]]
| successor           =
| name                = René Tas
| birth_date          = 1964
| death_date          =
| birth_place         = [[Aardenburg]]
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| allegiance          = {{flag|Netherlands}}
| branch              = {{naval|Netherlands}}
| serviceyears        = 1982-present
| rank                = Vice Admiral
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| commands            = [[Royal Netherlands Navy]]
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[[Vice admiral]] '''René Tas''', is a Royal Netherlands Navy officer currently serving as the 5th Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Admiral Benelux after replacing vice admiral [[Rob Kramer|Rob A. Kramer]] on 9 September 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Defensie|first=Ministerie van|date=2021-03-17|title=Tas wordt nieuwe Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten - Nieuwsbericht - Defensie.nl|url=https://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2021/03/17/tas-wordt-nieuwe-commandant-zeestrijdkrachten|access-date=2021-09-06|website=www.defensie.nl|language=nl-NL}}</ref>
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[[Category:Commanders of the Royal Netherlands Navy]]
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[[Category:1964 births]]
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