This article is a list of King's and Queen's commissioners of the province of Zeeland, Netherlands. The King's commissioner is both the chairman of the Provincial Council of Zeeland as well as the provincial executive. [1] Until 1850 the position was held by the provincial Governor. [2]
| Portrait | Name (Lifespan) | Term | Political party | Monarch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jacob Hendrik Schorer (1760–1822) | 16 May 1814 [3] – 18 September 1817 [3] (3 years, 125 days) | William I  (1815–1840) | ||
 | Hendrik Jacob van Doorn van Westcapelle (1786–1853) | 19 March 1818 [4] – 1 December 1826 [4] (8 years, 257 days) (Acting since 16 July 1817) | Independent (Ultra-conservative) [4] | ||
 | Ewout van Vredenburch (1779–1861) | 1 August 1826 [5] – 1 August 1850 [5] (24 years, 0 days) | |||
William II  (1840–1849) | |||||
| Portrait | Name (Lifespan) | Term | Political party | Monarch | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Ewout van Vredenburch (1779–1861) | 1 August 1850 [5] – 1 January 1853 [5] (2 years, 153 days) | William III  (1849–1890) | ||
 | Jacob George Hieronymus van Tets van Goudriaan (1812–1885) | 1853 [1] – 1858 [1] | Independent (Liberal) [6] | ||
 | Schelto van Heemstra (1807–1864) | 29 May 1858 [7] – 2 March 1860 [7] (1 year, 305 days) | Independent (Pragmatic liberal) [7] | ||
| | Rudolph Willem van Lynden (1808–1876) | 15 May 1860 [8] – 19 April 1876 [8] (15 years, 340 days) | Independent (Conservative liberal) [8] | ||
 | Willem Six (1829–1908) | 1 June 1876 [9] – 20 August 1879 [9] (3 years, 80 days) | Independent (Moderate liberal) [9] | ||
 | Abraham van Karnebeek (1836–1925) | 1 October 1879 [10] – 16 June 1884 [10] (4 years, 259 days) | League of Free Liberals ("Old Liberal") [10] | ||
 | Willem Maurits de Brauw (1838–1898) | 16 June 1884 [11] – 29 June 1897 [11] (13 years, 13 days) | Independent (Conservative liberal) [11] | ||
Wilhelmina  (1890–1948) | |||||
 | Albert Johan Roest (1837–1920) | 1 July 1897 [12] – 1 May 1906 [12] (8 years, 304 days) | Independent ("Old liberal") [12] | ||
 | Herman Jacob Dijckmeester (1847–1942) | 1 May 1906 [13] – 1 May 1921 [13] (15 years, 0 days) | Independent (Liberal) [13] | ||
 | Johan Willem Quarles van Ufford (1882–1952) | 1 May 1921 [14] – 12 September 1940 [14] (19 years, 134 days) [Fired] [14] | Independent (Christian historical) [14] | ||
 | Petrus Dieleman (1873–1961) | 13 September 1940 [15] – 6 November 1944 [16] (4 years, 54 days) Acting [17] | Anti-Revolutionary Party, since the surrender to Nazi-Germany, a sympathiser of National Socialism. [17] | ||
 | Guus de Casembroot (1906–1965) | 6 November 1944 [18] – 15 November 1944 [19] (9 days) Acting [20] | Independent (Christian historical) [20] | ||
| | Johan Willem Quarles van Ufford (1882–1952) | 15 November 1944 [14] - 1 February 1948 [14] (3 years, 78 days) [Honorably Discharged] [21] | Independent (Christian historical) [14] | ||
| | Guus de Casembroot (1906-1965) | 1 February 1948 [20] – 10 February 1965 [20] (17 years, 9 days) [Died in office] [20] | Independent (Christian historical) [20] | Juliana  (1948–1980) | |
 | Jan van Aartsen (1909-1992) | 1 June 1965 [22] – 1 October 1974 [22] (9 years, 122 days) | Anti-Revolutionary Party [22] | ||
 | Kees Boertien (1927-2002) | 16 January 1975 [23] – 1 August 1992 [23] (17 years, 198 days) | Anti-Revolutionary Party (1975–1980) [23] | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (1980–1992) [23] | Beatrix  (1980–2013) | ||||
| | Wim van Gelder (born 1942) | 16 September 1992 [24] – 1 February 2007 [24] (14 years, 138 days) | Christian Democratic Appeal [24] | ||
 | Karla Peijs (born 1944) | 1 March 2007 [25] – 1 March 2013 [25] (6 years, 0 days) | Christian Democratic Appeal [25] | ||
 | Han Polman (born 1963) | 1 March 2013 [26] – 16 September 2024 (11 years, 199 days) | Democrats 66 [26] | Willem-Alexander  since 2013) | |
 | Hugo de Jonge (born 1977) | 16 September 2024 – Incumbent (123 days) | Christian Democratic Appeal | ||
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Hij fungeerde tot de terugkeer van Jhr. Quarles van Ufford als waarnemend Commissaris der Koningin..." Translation: "He functioned until the return of Jhr. Quarles van Ufford as acting Commissaris der Koningin...
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