Gerrit Jansz de Heere (1 March 1657, Amsterdam – 26 November 1702, Colombo) was the Governor of Ceylon during the Dutch colonial period.

 

De Heere was the son of Johan Gerritsz de Heere and Marritje Gerrits.[1] In 1693/1694 he was Opperhoofd at Dejima, after which he became top merchant (opperkoopman) in Batavia, Dutch East Indies. There, in 1695, he married the 26-year younger Johanna Maria van Riebeeck (1679-1759), daughter of Abraham van Riebeeck and granddaughter of Jan van Riebeeck, the founder of Cape Town.[1] De Heere was appointed Governor of Ceylon in 22 February 1697 which he remained until his death on 26 November 1702. He was succeeded by Cornelis Joannes Simonszoon.