List of mayors of Leeuwarden
The following is a list of mayors of the municipality of Leeuwarden from 1821 until the present.
A mayor in the Netherlands is called a burgemeester (burgomaster ) . This is a list of mayors of the
Dutch city and capital of Friesland , Leeuwarden .
Mayors of Leeuwarden
Name
Title
From
To
Years
Party
Political stance
Notes
T. Feenstra
N/A
1821
1840
19
N/A
N/A
J.H. van Boelens
mr.
1840
1851
11
N/A
Liberal
J.H. Beucker Andreae
mr.
1851
1865
14
N/A
Liberal
[ 1]
D. Zeper
N/A
1866
1871
5
N/A
Liberal
[ 2]
J. Bieruma Oosting
mr.
1871
1877
6
N/A
Conservative
[ 2]
W.J. van Welderen Baron Rengers
mr.
September 1877
1883
6
Liberale Unie
Liberal
[ 3] [ 2]
P. Lycklama à Nijeholt
N/A
November 1, 1883
December 1, 1891
8
N/A
Liberal
[ 2]
J.S. van Harinxma thoe Slooten
Baron , mr.
1892
June 1, 1898
6
N/A
Liberal
[ 2]
A. Röell
Baron , dr. , mr.
September 1, 1898
September 1, 1904
6
N/A
Liberal
[ 2]
A.E. Zimmerman
N/A
September 1, 1904
September 1, 1911
7
N/A
N/A
J.A.N. Patijn
mr.
October 1, 1911
October 1, 1918
7
N/A
Liberal
J.M. van Beyma
mr.
1918
1943
25
N/A
N/A
W.J. Schönhard
mr.
1943
1945
2
NSB
Fascist
J. Algera
mr.
1945
1946
2
ARP
Conservative
A.A.M. van der Meulen
mr.
March 16, 1946
March 1, 1966
20
PvdA
Socialist
W. Harmsma
1966
1966
1
PvdA
Socialist
J.S. Brandsma
1967
1983
16
PvdA
Socialist
J.G.J. te Loo
mr.
1983
1993
10
PvdA
Socialist
Haijo Apotheker
mr.
November 1, 1993
August 3, 1998
5
D'66
Liberal
Loekie van Maaren-van Balen
N/A
February 16, 1999
November 1, 2001
2
PvdA
Socialist
Margreeth de Boer
N/A
November 1, 2001
April 1, 2004
3
PvdA
Socialist
G. Dales
dr.
May 1, 2004
July 1, 2007
3
VVD
Liberal
Ferd Crone
drs.
November 15, 2007
July 11, 2019 [ 4]
12
PvdA
Socialist
Sybrand van Haersma Buma
LLM , LLM
August 26, 2019 [ 5]
present
CDA
Notes
^ Kunst, R., Jensma, G., Kok, P.Th., Kuipers, Y., Schoor, M., Spanninga, H., van der Woude, R. (1999) "Leeuwarden 750-2000 Hoofdstad van Friesland" Uitgeverij van Wijnen , Franeker, 269.
^ a b c d e f Kunst et al., 1999, p. 269
^ He resigned due to increasing loss of face.
^ "Drs. F.J.M. (Ferd) Crone" . Parlement.com . Retrieved 26 August 2019 .
^ "Sybrand Buma geïnstalleerd als burgemeester van Leeuwarden" . Nu.nl . 26 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019 .