List of presidents of the Senate (Netherlands) explained

This is a list of presidents of the Senate of the Netherlands.

NameEntered officeLeft officeParty
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise21 September 181519 October 1818Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll19 October 181818 October 1819Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise10 October 181916 October 1820Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll16 October 182015 October 1821Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise15 October 182121 October 1822Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll21 October 182220 October 1823Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise20 October 182318 October 1824Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll18 October 182417 October 1825Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise17 October 182516 October 1826Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll16 October 182615 October 1827Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise15 October 182720 October 1828Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll20 October 182819 October 1829Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise19 October 182913 September 1830Government-inclined
Charles Alexandre Francois Rasse Prins de GavreSeptember 183018 October 1830
Willem Frederik Roëll21 October 183320 October 1834Orangist
Willem Frederik van ReedeOctober 183413 August 1838Government-inclined
Arnoldus van GennepOctober 1838October 1845Conservative (before 1848)
Hendrik Rudolph TripOctober 184513 February 1849
Louis Gaspard Adrien van Limburg Stirum13 February 184920 August 1850Moderate or moderate liberal
Dominicus Blankenheym7 October 185015 September 1851Liberal
Jacob Constantijn Martens van Sevenhoven15 September 185118 September 1852Conservative (after 1848)
Johan Anthonie Philipse20 September 185216 September 1870
Hendrick van Beeck Vollenhoven19 September 18701 August 1871Moderate or moderate liberal
Eugèn Jean Alexander van Bylandt18 September 187119 September 1874Liberal
Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk21 September 187424 April 1880Moderate or moderate liberal
Frans Julius Johan van Eysinga18 May 188011 October 1894Liberal
17 November 188417 August 1887
19 August 188727 March 1888
Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye1 May 18883 August 1889Conservative (after 1848)
Albertus van Naamen van Eemnes17 September 18897 March 1902Liberal
Jan Elias Nicolaas Schimmelpenninck van der Oye17 March 190211 March 1914Vrij-ANRCHP (16 April 1903), CHR (9 July 1908)

Anti-Revolutionary Party (before split in 1894)

Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst12 May 191417 September 1929Algemeene Bond van RK-kiesverenigingen (RKSP)RKSP

List of presidents of the Senate since 1929

President of the SenateTerm of officePartyParliamentary
Period
Baron
Willem Lodewijk
de Vos van
Steenwijk

(1859–1947)
17 September 1929 –
23 July 1946

Christian
Historical Union
1929–1932
1932–1935
1935–1937
1937–1946
Dr.
Roelof Kranenburg
(1880–1956)
23 July 1946 –
1 June 1951

Free-thinking
Democratic League
1946–1948
Labour Party1948–1951
Jan Jonkman
(1891–1976)
1 June 1951 –
20 September 1966

Labour Party
1951–1952
1952–1955
1956–1960
1960–1963
1963–1966
Dr.
Jan Mazure
(1899–1990)
20 September 1966 –
16 September 1969

Labour Party1966–1969
Maarten de Niet
Gerritzoon

(1904–1978)
16 September 1969 –
18 September 1973

Labour Party1969–1971
1971–1974
Dr.
Theo Thurlings
(1916–1997)
18 September 1973 –
13 September 1983

Catholic
People's Party
1974–1977
1977–1980
Christian
Democratic Appeal
1980–1981
1981–1983
Dr.
Piet Steenkamp
(1925–2016)
13 September 1983 –
11 June 1991

Christian
Democratic Appeal
1983–1986
1986–1987
1987–1991
Herman
Tjeenk Willink

(born 1942)
11 June 1991 –
11 March 1997

Labour Party1991–1995
1995–1999
Frits
Korthals Altes

(born 1931)
11 March 1997 –
2 October 2001

People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
1999–2003
Gerrit Braks
(1933–2017)
2 October 2001 –
10 June 2003

Christian
Democratic Appeal
Yvonne
Timmerman-Buck

(born 1956)
17 June 2003 –
6 October 2009

Christian
Democratic Appeal
2003–2007
2007–2011
René van
der Linden

(born 1943)
6 October 2009 –
28 June 2011

Christian
Democratic Appeal
Fred de Graaf
(born 1950)
28 June 2011 –
2 July 2013

People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
2011–2015
Ankie
Broekers-Knol

(born 1946)
2 July 2013 –
11 June 2019

People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
2015–2019
Dr.
Jan Anthonie
Bruijn

(born 1958)
2 July 2019 –
Incumbent
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
2019–present

See also

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