List of mayors of The Hague explained

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.

List

PortraitNameTerm of officeParty
Lodewijk Copes van Cattenburch
23 February 1824 –
16 December 1842
Independent
(pro-government)
Gerrit Hooft
20 December 1842 –
15 May 1858

Independent
(pro-government)
François Gevers Deynoot
1 June 1858 –
1 June 1882
Independent
(anti-revolutionary)
Jacob Gerard Patijn
16 September 1882 –
8 September 1887
Independent
(liberal)
Albert Johan Roest
21 September 1887 –
1 July 1897
Independent
(liberal)
Binnert de Beaufort
15 September 1897 –
16 April 1898
Independent
Johan van Harinxma thoe Slooten
25 May 1898 –
4 April 1904
Independent
(liberal)
Emile Sweerts de Landas Wyborgh
15 July 1904 –
1 May 1911
Anti-Revolutionary
Joannes Coenraad Jansen1 May 1911 –
1 August 1911

Acting
Independent
(liberal)
Herman Adriaan van Karnebeek
1 Augustus 1911 –
9 September 1918
Independent
(old liberal)
Jacob Patijn
30 September 1918 –
1 October 1930
Independent
(liberal)
Lodewijk Bosch van Rosenthal
1 December 1930 –
1 June 1934
Christian Historical Union
Salomon de Monchy
1 July 1934 –
1 July 1940
Independent
(liberal)
Cornelis Lodewijk van der Bilt1 July 1940 –
15 June 1942

Acting
Liberal State Party
Harmen Westra
1 July 1942 –
15 March 1945
National Socialist Movement
Henri van Maasdijk15 March 1945 –
7 May 1945

Acting
National Socialist Movement
Salomon de Monchy
5 May 1945 –
1 January 1947
Independent
(liberal)
Willem Visser
1 June 1947 –
27 May 1949
Christian Historical Union
Frans Schokking
1 November 1949 –
1 August 1956
Christian Historical Union
Hans Kolfschoten
(1908–1990)
10 February 1957 –
16 October 1968
Catholic People's Party
Victor Marijnen
(1917–1975)
16 October 1968 –
5 April 1975
Catholic People's Party
Henk Happel5 April 1975 –
14 October 1975

Ad interim
Catholic People's Party
Frans Schols
(1926–2000)
14 October 1975 –
1 June 1985
Catholic People's Party
(1975–1980)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(1980–1985)
Piet Vink
(1927–2002)
1 June 1985 –
1 September 1985

Ad interim
Labour Party
Ad Havermans
(born 1934)
1 September 1985 –
1 August 1996
Christian Democratic Appeal
Peter Noordanus
(born 1948)
1 August 1996 –
1 December 1996

Ad interim
Labour Party
Wim Deetman
(born 1945)
1 December 1996 –
1 January 2008
Christian Democratic Appeal
Jetta Klijnsma
(born 1957)
1 January 2008 –
26 March 2008

Ad interim
Labour Party
Jozias van Aartsen
(born 1947)
26 March 2008 –
1 March 2017

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People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Tom de Bruijn
(born 1948)
1 March 2017 –
17 March 2017

Ad interim
Democrats 66
Pauline Krikke
(born 1961)
17 March 2017 –
6 October 2019
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Boudewijn Revis
(born 1974)
6 October 2019 –
12 October 2019

Ad interim
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Johan Remkes
(born 1951)
12 October 2019 –
1 July 2020

Acting
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
Jan van Zanen
(born 1961)
1 July 2020 –
Incumbent
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: J.J. (Jozias) van Aartsen. Parlement & Politiek. nl.