List of presidents of the Senate (Netherlands)

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

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NameEntered officeLeft officeParty
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise 21 September 181519 October 1818Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll 19 October 181818 October 1819 Orangist
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 Gavre September 183018 October 1830
Willem Frederik Roëll21 October 183320 October 1834Orangist
Willem Frederik van Reede October 183413 August 1838Government-inclined
Arnoldus van Gennep October 1838October 1845Conservative (before 1848)
Hendrik Rudolph Trip October 184513 February 1849
Louis Gaspard Adrien van Limburg Stirum 13 February 184920 August 1850Moderate or moderate liberal
Dominicus Blankenheym 7 October 185015 September 1851Liberal
Jacob Constantijn Martens van Sevenhoven 15 September 185118 September 1852Conservative (after 1848)
Johan Anthonie Philipse 20 September 185216 September 1870
Hendrick van Beeck Vollenhoven 19 September 18701 August 1871Moderate or moderate liberal
Eugèn Jean Alexander van Bylandt 18 September 187119 September 1874Liberal
Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk 21 September 187424 April 1880Moderate or moderate liberal
Frans Julius Johan van Eysinga 18 May 188011 October 1894Liberal
17 November 188417 August 1887
19 August 188727 March 1888
Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye 1 May 18883 August 1889Conservative (after 1848)
Albertus van Naamen van Eemnes 17 September 18897 March 1902Liberal
Jan Elias Nicolaas Schimmelpenninck van der Oye 17 March 190211 March 1914 Vrij-ANR

CHP (16 April 1903), CHR (9 July 1908)

Anti-Revolutionary Party (before split in 1894)

Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst 12 May 191417 September 1929 Algemeene Bond van RK-kiesverenigingen (RKSP)

RKSP

List of presidents of the Senate since 1929

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

(1859–1947)
17 September 1929 –
23 July 1946
(16 years, 309 days)
[Ret]
Christian
Historical Union
1929–1932
1932–1935
1935–1937
1937–1946
Roelof Kranenburg (1946).jpg Dr.
Roelof Kranenburg
(1880–1956)
23 July 1946 –
1 June 1951
(4 years, 313 days)
[Res]
Free-thinking
Democratic League
1946–1948
Labour Party 1948–1951
Beel I - Jan Anne Jonkman.jpg Jan Jonkman
(1891–1976)
1 June 1951 –
20 September 1966
(18 years, 111 days)
[Ret]
Labour Party
1951–1952
1952–1955
1956–1960
1960–1963
1963–1966
Jannis Pieter Mazure (1966).jpg Dr.
Jan Mazure
(1899–1990)
20 September 1966 –
16 September 1969
(2 years, 361 days)
[Ret]
Labour Party 1966–1969
Niet, M. de - SFA008007341.jpg Maarten de Niet
Gerritzoon

(1904–1978)
16 September 1969 –
18 September 1973
(4 years, 2 days)
[Res]
Labour Party 1969–1971
1971–1974
Thurlings, T.L.M. - SFA008007420.jpg Dr.
Theo Thurlings
(1916–1997)
18 September 1973 –
13 September 1983
(9 years, 360 days)
[Ret]
Catholic
People's Party
1974–1977
1977–1980
Christian
Democratic Appeal
1980–1981
1981–1983
Kabinetscrisis informateur P. Steenkamp ontvangt fraktieleiders PvdA, CDA, D66 , Bestanddeelnr 932-1656.jpg Dr.
Piet Steenkamp
(1925–2016)
13 September 1983 –
11 June 1991
(7 years, 271 days)
[Ret]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
1983–1986
1986–1987
1987–1991
Opdracht Financieel Dagblad , heer Tjeenk Willink , close en kop - NL-HaNA Anefo 933-3139 WM556 (cropped).jpg Herman
Tjeenk Willink

(born 1942)
11 June 1991 –
11 March 1997
(5 years, 273 days)
[App]
Labour Party 1991–1995
1995–1999
Frits Korthals Altes.jpg Frits
Korthals Altes

(born 1931)
11 March 1997 –
2 October 2001
(4 years, 205 days)
[Res]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
1999–2003
Opdracht Financieel Dagblad , minister Braks , close - NL-HaNA Anefo 933-1690 WM540 (cropped).jpg Gerrit Braks
(1933–2017)
2 October 2001 –
10 June 2003
(1 year, 251 days)
[Ret]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Yvonne Timmerman-Buck.jpg Yvonne
Timmerman-Buck

(born 1956)
17 June 2003 –
6 October 2009
(6 years, 111 days)
[App]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
2003–2007
2007–2011
Rene van der Linden.jpg René van
der Linden

(born 1943)
6 October 2009 –
28 June 2011
(1 year, 265 days)
[Rel]
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Fred de Graaf, april 2011.jpg Fred de Graaf
(born 1950)
28 June 2011 –
2 July 2013
(2 years, 4 days)
[Res]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
2011–2015
Ankie Broekers-Knol Senate of Poland (cropped).jpg Ankie
Broekers-Knol

(born 1946)
2 July 2013 –
11 June 2019
(5 years, 344 days)
[App]
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
2015–2019
Jan Anthonie Bruijn.png Dr.
Jan Anthonie
Bruijn

(born 1958)
2 July 2019 –
Incumbent
(3 years, 187 days)
People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
2019–present
Resigned
Retired
Not re-elected
Appointed as Vice-President of the Council of State
Appointed as Member of the Council of State
Appointed as State Secretary for Justice and Security

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