List of presidents of the Senate (Netherlands)

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This is a list of presidents of the Senate of the Netherlands.

Name Entered office Left office Party
21 September 1815 19 October 1818 Government-inclined
19 October 1818 18 October 1819 Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise 10 October 1819 16 October 1820 Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll 16 October 1820 15 October 1821 Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise 15 October 1821 21 October 1822 Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll 21 October 1822 20 October 1823 Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise 20 October 1823 18 October 1824 Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll 18 October 1824 17 October 1825 Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise 17 October 1825 16 October 1826 Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll 16 October 1826 15 October 1827 Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise 15 October 1827 20 October 1828 Government-inclined
Willem Frederik Roëll 20 October 1828 19 October 1829 Orangist
Charles Ignace Philippe Thiennes de Lombise 19 October 1829 13 September 1830 Government-inclined
September 1830 18 October 1830
Willem Frederik Roëll 21 October 1833 20 October 1834 Orangist
October 1834 13 August 1838 Government-inclined
October 1838 October 1845 Conservative (before 1848)
October 1845 13 February 1849
13 February 1849 20 August 1850 Moderate or moderate liberal
7 October 1850 15 September 1851 Liberal
15 September 1851 18 September 1852 Conservative (after 1848)
20 September 1852 16 September 1870
19 September 1870 1 August 1871 Moderate or moderate liberal
18 September 1871 19 September 1874 Liberal
Jan Arend Godert de Vos van Steenwijk 21 September 1874 24 April 1880 Moderate or moderate liberal
Frans Julius Johan van Eysinga 18 May 1880 11 October 1894 Liberal
17 November 1884 17 August 1887
19 August 1887 27 March 1888
Willem Anne Assueer Jacob Schimmelpenninck van der Oye 1 May 1888 3 August 1889 Conservative (after 1848)
Albertus van Naamen van Eemnes 17 September 1889 7 March 1902 Liberal
Jan Elias Nicolaas Schimmelpenninck van der Oye 17 March 1902 11 March 1914 Vrij-ANR

CHP (16 April 1903), CHR (9 July 1908)

Anti-Revolutionary Party (before split in 1894)

Jan Joseph Godfried van Voorst tot Voorst 12 May 1914 17 September 1929 Algemeene Bond van RK-kiesverenigingen (RKSP)

RKSP

List of presidents of the Senate since 1929[]

President of the Senate Term of office Party Parliamentary
Period
Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk Baron
Willem Lodewijk
de Vos van
Steenwijk
(1859–1947) 		17 September 1929 –
23 July 1946
(16 years, 309 days)
[Ret] 		Christian
Historical Union
Roelof Kranenburg Dr.
Roelof Kranenburg
(1880–1956) 		23 July 1946 –
1 June 1951
(4 years, 313 days)
[Res] 		Free-thinking
Democratic League
Labour Party
Jan Jonkman Jan Jonkman
(1891–1976) 		1 June 1951 –
20 September 1966
(18 years, 111 days)
[Ret] 		Labour Party
Jannis Pieter Mazure Dr.
Jan Mazure
(1899–1990) 		20 September 1966 –
16 September 1969
(2 years, 361 days)
[Ret] 		Labour Party
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon Maarten de Niet
Gerritzoon
(1904–1978) 		16 September 1969 –
18 September 1973
(4 years, 2 days)
[Res] 		Labour Party
Theo Thurlings Dr.
Theo Thurlings
(1916–1997) 		18 September 1973 –
13 September 1983
(9 years, 360 days)
[Ret] 		Catholic
People's Party
Christian
Democratic Appeal
Piet Steenkamp Dr.
Piet Steenkamp
(1925–2016) 		13 September 1983 –
11 June 1991
(7 years, 271 days)
[Ret] 		Christian
Democratic Appeal
Herman Tjeenk Willink Herman
Tjeenk Willink
(born 1942) 		11 June 1991 –
11 March 1997
(5 years, 273 days)
[App] 		Labour Party
Frits Korthals Altes Frits
Korthals Altes
(born 1931) 		11 March 1997 –
2 October 2001
(4 years, 205 days)
[Res] 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
Gerrit Braks Gerrit Braks
(1933–2017) 		2 October 2001 –
10 June 2003
(1 year, 251 days)
[Ret] 		Christian
Democratic Appeal
Yvonne Timmerman-Buck Yvonne
Timmerman-Buck
(born 1956) 		17 June 2003 –
6 October 2009
(6 years, 111 days)
[App] 		Christian
Democratic Appeal 		2003–2007
2007–2011
René van der Linden René van
der Linden
(born 1943) 		6 October 2009 –
28 June 2011
(1 year, 265 days)
[Rel] 		Christian
Democratic Appeal
Fred de Graaf Fred de Graaf
(born 1950) 		28 June 2011 –
2 July 2013
(2 years, 4 days)
[Res] 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		2011–2015
Ankie Broekers-Knol Ankie
Broekers-Knol
(born 1946) 		2 July 2013 –
11 June 2019
(5 years, 344 days)
[App] 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy
2015–2019
Jan Anthonie Bruijn Dr.
Jan Anthonie
Bruijn
(born 1958) 		2 July 2019 –
Incumbent
(2 years, 233 days) 		People's Party
for Freedom and
Democracy 		2019–present
Resigned
Retired
Not re-elected
Appointed as Vice-President of the Council of State
Appointed as Member of the Council of State
Appointed as State Secretary for Justice and Security

Living former presidents[]

Speaker Term Age
Herman Tjeenk Willink 1991–1997 (1942-01-23) 23 January 1942 (age 80)
Frits Korthals Altes 1997–2001 (1931-05-31) 31 May 1931 (age 90)
Yvonne Timmerman-Buck 2003–2009 (1956-07-26) 26 July 1956 (age 65)
René van der Linden 2009–2011 (1943-12-14) 14 December 1943 (age 78)
Fred de Graaf 2011–2013 (1950-02-28) 28 February 1950 (age 71)
Ankie Broekers-Knol 2013–2019 (1946-11-23) 23 November 1946 (age 75)

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