List of King's and Queen's commissioners of Limburg

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King's Commissioner of Limburg
Commissaris van de Koning van Limburg
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Incumbent
Johan Remkes (acting)

since 19 April 2021
AppointerThe Crown
Term lengthSix years, no term limit
Inaugural holderCharles de Brouckère
Formation16 September 1815

The King's Commissioner of Limburg (Dutch: Commissaris van de Koning in Limburg) is the chairman of both the States of Limburg as well as the provincial executive.[1]

In the Dutch province of Limburg, the King's Commissioner is usually called Gouverneur (governor), as in Belgium. Similarly, the Provinciehuis (Province Hall) in Maastricht is called Gouvernement (Governor's Residence). This local custom arose from the particular status of the current province in the nineteenth century.

In 1830, the whole of the province of Limburg, which at the time consisted of both the present Dutch and Belgian parts, joined in the Belgian Revolution, with the notable exception of the city of Maastricht. From then until 1839 Limburg was governed as part of Belgium. As per the 1839 Treaty of London, The Netherlands recognised Belgium's independence, but special provisions were made for Limburg (and Luxembourg). The province was divided into two, roughly taking river Meuse as the border, with most of the eastern half, although now an integral part of the Dutch territory, becoming a member of the German Confederacy as the "Duchy of Limburg" to appease Prussia, which had lost access to the Meuse after the Congress of Vienna. This peculiar arrangement, which excluded Maastricht and Venlo, lasted until the Confederation's dissolution in 1866.

The folklore custom to call the local King's Commissioner "Governor" dates from these times; nowadays it is used to underline the Limburgers' (self-)perceived otherness from "regular" Dutchmen.[citation needed]

List of King's and Queen's commissioners of Limburg[]

Term Name Party
1815–1828 Charles de Brouckère Orangist
1828–1831
1831 (ad interim) Orangist
1831–1845
1845–1846 Pieter Daniël Eugenius Macpherson
1846–1856 Eduardus Johannes Petrus van Meeuwen Liberal
1856–1874 Moderate liberal
1874–1893
1893–1918 Roman Catholic (conservative)
1918 Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck General League
1918–1936 General League / RKSP
1936–1941 RKSP
1941–1944 NSB
1944–1947 RKSP / KVP
1947–1964 KVP
1964–1978 Charles van Rooy KVP
1978–1990 Sjeng Kremers KVP, CDA
1990–1993 CDA
1993–2005 Berend-Jan van Voorst tot Voorst CDA
2005–2011 Léon Frissen CDA
2011–2021 Theo Bovens CDA
2021–present Johan Remkes (acting) VVD

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