This is a list of mayors of the city of Middelburg, Zeeland, capital of the province of Zeeland, The Netherlands. On 4 January 1824 it was decided by Royal Order that only one mayor at a time would govern the city. Mayors of Dutch municipalities are officially appointed by the Crown, although usually the municipal council and the King's Commissioner of the province make the decision.
List Portrait Name Term in office Party / Political affiliation Notes Jacob Hendrik Schorer 20 January 1808 - 22 October 1810() Schorer had been the de facto mayor since 1803, then known as "President of the city council". Which had been a yearly chosen position since 1802. Since May 1810 known as Maire. Cornelis Gerrit Bijleveld 22 October 1810 -15 March 1835() Federalist during the French period,later Pro-government and ultra-conservative Until 11 May 1814 known as Maire. From 28 December 1815 to 13 February 1824joined by two other mayors. *Leonard Cornelis van Sonsbeeck 28 December 1815- 13 February 1824() *Never solely mayor.Since, at least 26 April 1814,Adjunct-Maire and Vice-Burgemeester(Deputy-Mayor). *David Isaäc Schorer 28 December 1815- 13 February 1824() *Never solely mayor.Younger brother of J.H. Schorer. Johan Frederik Lantsheer 1835/1836 - 30 August 1838 From 15 March 1835 to appointment. Marinus Cornelis Paspoort van Grijpskerke 12 / 16 November 1838 – 15 March 1859 'Pragmatic' liberal Son-in-law of J.H. Schorer Jean François Bijleveld van Serooskerke 13 April 1859 – 1 January 1871 () Conservative Son of C.G. Bijleveld from 14 March to appointment Johan Willem Meinard Schorer 1 March 1871 – 15 November 1879 () Conservative-liberal Grandson of D.I. Schorer Carolus Joannes Pické 1 January 1880 – 1 April 1887 () Liberal Brother-in-law of J.W.M. Schorer Leonhard Schorer 5 April 1887 – 8 November 1907 () Liberal Grandson of J.H. Schorer Martinus van den Brandeler 1 February 1908 – 1 February 1915 () Moderate Liberal Pieter Dumon Tak 1 February 1915 – 1 January 1933 () Associated with the Free-thinking Democratic League Meine Fernhout 4 April 1933 – 15 March 1939 () Anti-Revolutionary Jan van Walré de Bordes 1 June 1939 – 15 October 1942 () Linked to Christian Historical Adriaan Meerkamp van Embden 15 October 1942 – 16 October 1944* () National Socialist *Fled the city. Adriaan Jacobus van der Weel (1897–1980) 7 November 1944 – 1 Augustus 1946 () Willem Cornelis Sandberg (1908–1949) 1 November 1946 – 6 September 1949 () Nico Bolkestein (1910–1993) 1 July 1950 – 16 July 1957 () Labour Party Johan de Widt (1908-1971) 19 February 1958 – 1 April 1961 () Sympathized with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, but not a member. Job Drijber (1924-2016) 3 November 1961 – 16 November 1969 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Piet Wolters (1920-2010) 16 February 1970 – 29 Augustus 1985 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Chris Rutten (born 1942) 21 September 1985 – 16 January 1996 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Don Burgers (1932-2006) 16 January 1996 – 1 June 1997 () Christian Democratic Appeal Bert Spahr van der Hoek (born 1946) 1 June 1997 – 1 June 2001 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Don Burgers (1932-2006) 1 juni 2001 – 16 January 2002 () Christian Democratic Appeal Koos Schouwenaar (born 1947) 16 January 2002 – 1 May 2012 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Erik van Heijningen (born 1961) 1 May 2012 – 27 Augustus 2012 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Harald Bergmann (born 1965) 27 Augustus 2012 – 13 March 2024 () People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Marcel Fränzel (born 1960) 13 March 2024 – Incumbent () D66
See also Middelburg, Zeeland
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