The following is a list of grand pensionaries of Holland, Zeeland and the Batavian Republic. During the time of the Dutch Republic, the grand pensionary was the most prominent member of the government. Though officially only a civil servant of the estates, the grand pensionary was the de facto leader of the entire republic, second only to the stadtholder, and often served in a capacity similar to that of today's prime ministers.
Holland
In the Seventeen Provinces Grand pensionaries of the province of Holland during the time of the Seventeen Provinces:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Term of office Barthout van Assendelft(ca. 1440–1502) 1480 1489 Jan Bouwensz(ca. 1452–1514) 1489 1494 Barthout van Assendelft(ca. 1440–1502) 1494 1497 Frans Coebel van der Loo(ca. 1470–1532) 1500 1513 Albrecht van Loo(ca. 1470–1532) 1513 1524 Aert van der Goes(1475–1545) May1525 January1544 Adriaen van der Goes(ca. 1505-1560) 30 January1544 5 November1560 Jacob van den Eynde(ca. 1515-1570) 1560 1568
In the Dutch Republic Holland formally adopted the Act of Abjuration in 1581 to become a province in the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands. Grand pensionaries of the province of Holland during the time of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Term of office Paulus Buys(1531–1594) 1572 16 March1584 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt(1547–1619) 16 March1586 12 May1619 Andries de Witt(1573–1637) 12 May1619 1621 Anthonie Duyck(1560–1629) 1621 1629 Jacob Cats(1577–1660) 1629 1631 Adriaan Pauw(1585–1653) 1631 1636 Jacob Cats(1577–1660) 1636 1651 Adriaan Pauw(1585–1653) 1651 30 July1653 Johan de Witt(1625–1672) 30 July1653 4 August1672 Gaspar Fagel(1634–1688) 20 August1672 5 December1688 Michiel ten Hove(1640–1689) 5 December1688 24 March1689 Anthonie Heinsius(1641–1720) 27 May1689 3 August1720 Isaac van Hoornbeek(1655–1727) 12 September1720 17 June1727 Simon van Slingelandt(1664–1736) 17 July1727 1 December1736 Anthonie van der Heim(1693–1746) 4 April1737 7 July1746 Willem Buys(1661–1749) 7 July1746 23 September1746 Jacob Gilles(1691–1765) 23 September1746 18 June1749 Pieter Steyn(1706–1772) 18 June1749 5 November1772 Pieter van Bleiswijk(1724–1790) 18 June1772 5 November1787 Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel(1736–1800) 9 November1787 9 February1795
Zeeland Grand pensionaries of the province of Zeeland during the time of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Term of office Christoffel Roels(1540–1597) 3 July1578 18 May1597 Johan van de Warck(died 1615) 25 March1599 24 November1614 Bonifacius de Jonge(1567–1625) 18 February1615 June1625 Johan Boreel(1577–1629) 28 October1625 1 November1629 Boudewijn de Witte 19 February1630 23 March1641 Cornelis Adriaansz. Stavenisse(1595–1649) 19 April1641 28 May1649 Johan de Brune(1589–1658) 16 August1649 7 November1658 Adriaan Veth(1608–1663) 29 November1658 25 November1663 Pieter de Huybert(1622–1697) 19 March1664 9 October1687 Jacob Verheije(1640–1718) 10 October1687 16 August1718 Caspar van Citters(1674–1734) 28 November1718 28 September1734 Dignus Francois Keetlaer(1674–1750) 2 November1734 23 March1750 Johan Pieter Recxstoot(1701–1756) 31 May1751 31 January1756 Jacob du Bon( 1695–1760) 3 January1757 1 June1760 Wilhem van Citters(1723–1802) 15 December1760 25 May1766 Adriaan Steengracht(1731–1770) 26 May1766 6 May1770 Johan Marinus Chalmers(1720–1796) 13 August1770 12 May1785 Laurens Pieter van de Spiegel(1737–1800) 22 September1785 24 April1788 Willem Aarnoud van Citters(1741–1811) 25 April1788 1795
Batavian Republic Grand pensionaries of the Batavian Republic:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death)Term of office Faction Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck(1761–1825) 15 May1805 4 June1806 Moderate Carel de Vos van Steenwijk(1759–1830) 4 June1806 18 June1806 Federalist
See also List of vice-presidents of the Council of State List of prime ministers of the Netherlands