The following list shows all people who have been Mayor of the Belgian, Flemish city of Torhout in chronological order.
Mayors of Torhout Name Service Years Life Span Political Party Notes Aybert Coutteau Pieter Lauwers (1760-?) Joseph Moke 1813-1814 Jan Baptist Boutens 1814-1823 (1760-1831) Charles Lauwers-Serruys 1824-1830 (1765-?) Lodewijk Benedict Moke 1830-1847 (1778-1847) Auguste Van Caillie 1847-1860 (1801-1867) Jan Frans Dieryckx 1860-1873 (1798-1886) J. Roets 1873-1885 Adolphe Claeys 1885-1891 (1849-1902) François De Brabandere 1891-1911 (1840-1915) CVP Ernest Bonte 1911-1914 (?-1914) Emiel Pattyn 1914 (1860-1915) Acting Mayor Clement Meersseman 1914 (1868-1941) Acting Mayor Jean Tyberghein 1915-1918 Acting War Mayor Clement Meersseman 1918-1919 (1868-1941) Robert Van Malleghem 1920-1935 Charles Boone 1935 Acting Mayor Aimé Becelaere senior 1935-1940 (1874-1942) CVP Urbain Clement 1940 (1884-1960) Resigned Albert Leuridan 1941 Resigned Germain Callens 1941-1944 War Mayor Urbain Clement 1944 (1884-1960) Acting Mayor Charles Boone 1945 Acting Mayor Edmond Geysens 1945 Acting Mayor Gustaaf Pollet 1946-1975 (1899-1975) CVP Longest Serving Mayor (29 Years) Aimé Becelaere II 1975-1976 (1907-1996) CVP Carlos Daled 1976-1982 (1937-2012) Sp.a Roger Windels 1982-1991 (1924-1996) CVP Norbert De Cuyper 1991-2016 (1943) CD&V Kristof Audenaert 2016-2018 (1983) CD&V Acting Mayor Hilde Crevits 2016-2018 (1967) CD&V Absent due to minister position Kristof Audenaert 2019 (1983) CD&V
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