List of mayors of Leeuwarden explained

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
	N/A	1821	1840	19	N/A	N/A
	mr.	1840	1851	11	N/A	Liberal
	mr.	1851	1865	14	N/A	Liberal	^[1]
	N/A	1866	1871	5	N/A	Liberal	^[2]
	mr.	1871	1877	6	N/A	Conservative
	mr.		1883	6	Liberale Unie	Liberal	^[3]
	N/A			8	N/A	Liberal
	Baron, mr.			6	N/A	Liberal
	Baron, dr., mr.			6	N/A	Liberal
	N/A			7	N/A	N/A
	mr.			7	N/A	Liberal
	mr.			25	N/A	N/A
	mr.			2	NSB	Fascist
	mr.			2	ARP	Conservative
	mr.			20	PvdA	Socialist
				1	PvdA	Socialist
				16	PvdA	Socialist
	mr.			10	PvdA	Socialist
	mr.			5	D'66	Liberal
	N/A			2	PvdA	Socialist
	N/A			3	PvdA	Socialist
	dr.			3	VVD	Liberal
	drs.		^[4]	12	PvdA	Socialist
	LLM, LLM	^[5]	present		CDA

Notes and References

1. 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.
2. Kunst et al., 1999, p. 269
3. He resigned due to increasing loss of face.
4. Web site: Drs. F.J.M. (Ferd) Crone . Parlement.com . 26 August 2019.
5. Web site: Sybrand Buma geïnstalleerd als burgemeester van Leeuwarden . Nu.nl . 26 August 2019 . 26 August 2019.