This is a list of speakers of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands. Since his election on 18 November 2025, the office has been held by Thom van Campen.
List of speakers from 1815 to 1881 PresidentIn officePartyNote(s) Jan Elias Nicolaas van Lynden van Hoevelaken September 21, 1815 - October 16, 1816 Independent (Moderate) André Charles Membrère October 23, 1816 - October 20, 1817 Independent (Moderate) Jan Pieter van Wickenwoort Crommelin October 20, 1817 - October 19, 1818 Independent (Moderate) Leonard du Bus de Gisignies October 19, 1818 - October 18, 1819 Independent (Moderate) Arnold Hendrik van Markel Bouwer October 21, 1819 - October 19, 1820 Independent (Moderate) André Charles Membrère October 19, 1820 - October 15, 1821 Independent (Moderate) Rutger Metelerkamp October 31, 1821 - October 24, 1822 Independent (Moderate) Pierre Thomas Nicolai October 24, 1822 - March 29, 1823 Independent (Moderate) Samuel Johannes Sandberg van Essenburg October 16, 1823 - October 21, 1824 Independent (Liberal) Pierre Thomas Nicolai October 21, 1824 - March 5, 1825 Independent (Moderate) Samuel Johannes Sandberg van Essenburg October 16, 1825 - October 20, 1826 Independent (Liberal) Lodewijk Aanton Reyphins October 20, 1826 - October 16, 1827 Independent (Moderate) Hendrik Maurits van der Goes October 18, 1827 - October 20, 1828 Independent (Moderate) Lodewijk Aanton Reyphins October 20, 1828 - October 20, 1829 Independent (Moderate) Jan Corver Hooft October 22, 1829 - September 13, 1830 Independent (Moderate) Lodewijk van Toulon September 13, 1830 - October 13, 1831 Independent (Moderate) Hubert van Asch van Wijck October 13, 1831 - October 16, 1832 Independent (Ultra-conservative) Hendrik Collot d'Escury October 20, 1832 - October 18, 1833 Independent (Moderate) Tammo Sypkens October 21, 1833 - October 16, 1834 Independent (Ultra-conservative) Hendrik Collot d'Escury October 16, 1834 - October 20, 1835 Independent (Moderate) Herman Jacob Dijkmester October 20, 1835 - October 18, 1836 Independent (Moderate) Lodewijk Caspar Luzac October 18, 1836 - October 16, 1837 Independent (Liberal) Mauritz Pico Diederik van Sytzama October 18, 1837 - October 15, 1838 Independent (Moderate) Marinus Willem de Jonge van Campensnieuwland October 16, 1838 - October 21, 1839 Independent (Ultra-conservative) Oncko van Svinderen van Rensuma October 21, 1839 - October 20, 1840 Independent (Conservative) Hendrick Backer October 20, 1840 - October 20, 1841 Independent (Moderate) Edmond Willem van Dam van Isselt October 20, 1841 - October 18, 1842 Independent (Liberal) Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest October 18, 1842 - October 16, 1843 Independent (Conservative) Johannes Luyben October 21, 1843 - October 22, 1844 Independent (Conservative) Pieter van Akerlaken October 22, 1844 - October 20, 1845 Independent (Conservative) George Isaäc Bruce October 24, 1844 - October 20, 1845 Independent (Moderate) Willem Boreel van Hogelanden October 20, 1847 - February 13, 1849 Independent (Conservative liberal) Jan Karel van Goltstein February 19, 1849 - August 20, 1850 Independent (Conservative liberal) Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist October 12, 1850 - January 22, 1851 Independent (Liberal) Willem Boreel van Hogelanden February 21, 1851 - September 17, 1852 Independent (Conservative liberal) Willem Hendrik Dullert September 24, 1852 - April 26, 1853 Independent (Liberal) Willem Boreel van Hogelanden June 20, 1853 - August 22, 1855 Independent (Conservative liberal) Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest September 20, 1855 - July 4, 1856 Independent (Conservative) Jan Karel van Goltstein September 19, 1856 - March 11, 1858 Independent (Conservative liberal) Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye April 17, 1858 - August 27, 1858 Independent (Conservative) Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen September 23, 1858 - September 20, 1869 Independent (Conservative) Willem Hendrik Dullert September 23, 1869 - February 24, 1881 Independent (Liberal) Charles Jean François Mirandolle March 4, 1881 - September 19, 1881 Independent (Liberal)
List of speakers of the House of Representatives since 1881 Speaker of the House of Representatives Term of office Party(s) Parliamentary period Otto van Rees (1823–1892) 22 September 1881 – 20 January 1884 () Independent Conservative Liberal 1883–1883 1883–1884 Eppo Cremers (1823–1896) 12 February 1884 – 17 November 1884 () Independent Classical Liberal Baron Aeneas Mackay Jr. (1838–1909) 17 November 1884 – 24 September 1885 () Anti-Revolutionary Party 1884–1885 Eppo Cremers (1823–1896) 24 September 1885 – 27 March 1888 () Independent Classical Liberal 1886–1887 1887–1888 Jonkheer Gerard Beelaerts van Blokland (1843–1897) 7 May 1888 – 15 September 1891 () Independent Christian Democratic Protestant 1888–1891 Johan George Gleichman (1834–1904) 18 September 1891 – 17 June 1901 () Liberal Union 1891–1894 1894–1897 1897–1901 Baron Aeneas Mackay Jr. (1838–1909) 20 September 1901 – 19 September 1905 () Anti-Revolutionary Party 1901–1905 Jonkheer Joan Röell (1844–1914) 22 September 1905 – 21 September 1909 () Independent Conservative Liberal (until 1906) 1905–1909 League of Free Liberals (from 1906) Count Frederik van Bylandt (1841–1941) 23 September 1909 – 15 September 1912 () Christian Historical Union 1909–1913 Jonkheer Octaaf van Nispen tot Sevenaer (1867–1956) 18 September 1912 – 16 September 1913 () Roman Catholic State Party Dr. Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847–1917) 17 September 1913 – 18 January 1917 () Liberal Union 1913–1917 Dr. Dirk Fock (1858–1941) 25 January 1917 – 8 October 1920 () Liberal Union 1917–1918 1918–1922 Dr. Dionysius Koolen (1871–1945) 14 October 1920 – 5 August 1925 () General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses 1922–1925 Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) 17 September 1925 – 10 August 1929 () Roman Catholic State Party 1925–1929 Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) 18 September 1929 – 26 May 1933 () Roman Catholic State Party 1929–1933 Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936) 31 May 1933 – 17 April 1936 () Roman Catholic State Party 1933–1937 Piet Aalberse (1871–1948) 7 May 1936 – 9 November 1937 () Roman Catholic State Party Josef van Schaik (1882–1962) 11 November 1937 – 7 August 1948 () Roman Catholic State Party 1937–1946 Catholic People's Party 1946–1948 Dr. Rad Kortenhorst (1886–1963) 12 August 1948 – 13 January 1963 () Catholic People's Party 1948–1952 1952–1956 1956–1959 1959–1963 Frans-Jozef van Thiel (1906–1993) 29 January 1963 – 7 December 1972 () Catholic People's Party 1963–1967 1967–1971 1971–1972 Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979) 7 December 1972 – 17 July 1979 () Labour Party 1972–1977 1977–1981 Dr. Dick Dolman (1935–2019) 17 July 1979 – 14 September 1989 () Labour Party 1981–1982 1982–1986 1986–1989 Wim Deetman (born 1945) 14 September 1989 – 1 December 1996 () Christian Democratic Appeal 1989–1994 1994–1998 Piet Bukman (1934–2022) 3 December 1996 – 19 May 1998 () Christian Democratic Appeal Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven (born 1943) 20 May 1998 – 16 May 2002 () Labour Party 1998–2002 Frans Weisglas (born 1946) 28 May 2002 – 30 November 2006 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2002–2003 2003–2006 Gerdi Verbeet (born 1951) 6 December 2006 – 20 September 2012 () Labour Party 2006–2010 2010–2012 Anouchka van Miltenburg (born 1967) 25 September 2012 – 12 December 2015 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2012–2017 Khadija Arib (born 1960) 13 January 2016 – 7 April 2021 () Labour Party 2017–2021 Vera Bergkamp (born 1971) 7 April 2021 – 5 December 2023 () Democrats 66 2021–2023 Martin Bosma (born 1964) 14 December 2023 – 18 November 2025 () Party for Freedom 2023–2025 Thom van Campen (born 1990) 18 November 2025 – Incumbent () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 2025–present
See also List of presidents of the Senate of the Netherlands List of Speaker of the House of Representatives elections (Netherlands)
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