List of mayors of The Hague

Below is a list of mayors of The Hague since it was decided in 1824 that only one mayor at a time would govern the city.

Peace and Justice

List edit

1824–1956 edit

Portrait Name Term in office Party Notes
  Lodewijk Copes van Cattenburch
(1771–1842)
23 February 1824 16 December 1842 Pro-government
  Gerrit Hooft
(1779–1872)
20 December 1842 15 May 1858 Pro-government Acting Mayor until 28 March 1843
  François Gevers Deynoot
(1814–1882)
1 June 1858 1 June 1882 Anti-revolutionary
  Jacob Gerard Patijn
(1836–1911)
16 September 1882 8 September 1887 Liberal
  Albert Johan Roest
(1837–1920)
21 September 1887 1 July 1897 Liberal
  Binnert de Beaufort
(1852–1898)
15 September 1897 16 April 1898
  Johan van Harinxma thoe Slooten
(1848–1904)
25 May 1898 4 April 1904 Liberal
  Emile Sweerts de Landas Wyborgh
(1852–1928)
15 July 1904 1 May 1911 Anti-Revolutionary
Joannes Coenraad Jansen 1 May 1911 1 August 1911 Liberal Acting Mayor
  Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek
(1874–1942)
1 Augustus 1911 9 September 1918 Old liberal
  Jacob Patijn
(1873–1961)
30 September 1918 1 October 1930 Liberal
  Lodewijk Bosch van Rosenthal
(1852–1928)
1 December 1930 1 June 1934 Christian Historical
  Salomon de Monchy
(1880–1961)
1 July 1934 1 July 1940 Liberal
Cornelis Lodewijk van der Bilt 1 July 1940 15 June 1942 Liberal Acting Mayor
  Harmen Westra
(1883–1959)
1 July 1942 15 March 1945 National Socialist
Henri van Maasdijk 15 March 1945 7 May 1945 National Socialist Acting Mayor
  Salomon de Monchy
(1880–1961)
5 May 1945 1 January 1947 Liberal
  Willem Visser
(1904–1975)
1 June 1947 27 May 1949 Christian Historical
  Frans Schokking
(1908–1990)
1 November 1949 1 August 1956 Christian Historical

1957–present edit

Mayor of the Hague Term of office Party
  Hans Kolfschoten
(1908–1990)
10 February 1957 –
16 October 1968
(11 years, 249 days)
Catholic People's Party
  Victor Marijnen
(1917–1975)
16 October 1968 –
5 April 1975
(6 years, 155 days)
[Died]
Catholic People's Party
  Henk Happel 5 April 1975 –
14 October 1975
(192 days)
[Ad Interim]
Catholic People's Party
  Frans Schols
(1926–2000)
14 October 1975 –
1 June 1985
(9 years, 230 days)
Catholic People's Party
(1975–1980)
Christian
Democratic Appeal

(1980–1985)
  Piet Vink
(1927–2002)
1 June 1985 –
1 September 1985
(92 days)
[Ad Interim]
Labour Party
  Dr.
Ad Havermans
(born 1934)
1 September 1985 –
1 August 1996
(10 years, 335 days)
Christian
Democratic Appeal
  Peter Noordanus
(born 1948)
1 August 1996 –
1 December 1996
(122 days)
[Ad Interim]
Labour Party
  Wim Deetman
(born 1945)
1 December 1996 –
1 January 2008
(11 years, 31 days)
Christian
Democratic Appeal
  Jetta Klijnsma
(born 1957)
1 January 2008 –
26 March 2008
(85 days)
[Ad Interim]
Labour Party
  Jozias van Aartsen
(born 1947)
26 March 2008 –
1 March 2017
(8 years, 340 days)
[1]
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
  Tom de Bruijn
(born 1948)
1 March 2017 –
17 March 2017
(16 days)
[Ad Interim]
Democrats 66
  Pauline Krikke
(born 1961)
17 March 2017 –
6 October 2019
(2 years, 203 days)
[Res]
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
  Boudewijn Revis
(born 1974)
6 October 2019 –
12 October 2019
(6 days)
[Ad Interim]
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
  Johan Remkes
(born 1951)
12 October 2019 –
1 July 2020
(263 days)
[Acting]
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
  Jan van Zanen
(born 1961)
1 July 2020 –
Incumbent
(3 years, 261 days)
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Resigned
Acting
Ad Interim
Died in Office

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "J.J. (Jozias) van Aartsen" (in Dutch). Parlement & Politiek.