List of presidents of the Senate of the Netherlands

President of the Senate
*Voorzitter van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal*
President of the Senate ; Voorzitter van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
	Coat of arms of the Senate
	Incumbent; Jan Anthonie Bruijn; since 2 July 2019
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Netherlands
Formation	21 September 1815
First holder	Charles Thiennes de Lombise[1]

The President of the Senate (Dutch: Voorzitter van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal) is one of the 75 members of the Senate of the Netherlands and is elected to lead its meetings and be its representative.[2]

The office has been held by Jan Anthonie Bruijn of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) since 2 July 2019.

List of presidents

	Term of office	Party	Parliamentary period
Baron Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk (1859–1947)	17 September 1929 – 23 July 1946	Christian Historical Union	1929–1932
			1932–1935
			1935–1937
			1937–1946
Dr. Roelof Kranenburg (1880–1956)	23 July 1946 – 1 June 1951 ^[Res]	Free-thinking Democratic League	1946–1948
Dr. Roelof Kranenburg (1880–1956)	23 July 1946 – 1 June 1951 ^[Res]	Labour Party	1948–1951
Jan Jonkman (1891–1976)	1 June 1951 – 20 September 1966	Labour Party	1948–1951
			1951–1952
			1952–1955
			1956–1960
			1960–1963
			1963–1966
Dr. Jannis Pieter Mazure (1899–1990)	20 September 1966 – 16 September 1969	Labour Party	1966–1969
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (1904–1978)	16 September 1969 – 18 September 1973 ^[Res]	Labour Party	1969–1971
Maarten de Niet Gerritzoon (1904–1978)	16 September 1969 – 18 September 1973 ^[Res]	Labour Party	1971–1974
Dr. Theo Thurlings (1916–1997)	18 september 1973 – 13 september 1983	Catholic People's Party	1971–1974
			1974–1977
			1977–1980
		Christian Democratic Appeal	1980–1981
		Christian Democratic Appeal	1981–1983
Dr. Piet Steenkamp (1925–2016)	13 september 1983 – 11 June 1991	Christian Democratic Appeal	1983–1986
			1986–1987
			1987–1991
Herman Tjeenk Willink (born 1942)	11 June 1991 – 11 March 1997 ^[Res] ^[Note]	Labour Party	1991–1995
Herman Tjeenk Willink (born 1942)	11 June 1991 – 11 March 1997 ^[Res] ^[Note]	Labour Party	1995–1999
Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931)	11 March 1997 – 2 October 2001 ^[Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	1995–1999
Frits Korthals Altes (born 1931)	11 March 1997 – 2 October 2001 ^[Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	1999–2003
Gerrit Braks (1933–2017)	2 October 2001 – 10 June 2003	Christian Democratic Appeal	1999–2003
Yvonne Timmerman-Buck (born 1956)	17 June 2003 – 6 October 2009 ^[Res] ^[Note]	Christian Democratic Appeal	2003–2007
Yvonne Timmerman-Buck (born 1956)	17 June 2003 – 6 October 2009 ^[Res] ^[Note]	Christian Democratic Appeal	2007–2011
René van der Linden (born 1943)	6 October 2009 – 28 June 2011	Christian Democratic Appeal	2007–2011
Fred de Graaf (born 1950)	28 June 2011 – 2 July 2013 ^[Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2011–2015
Ankie Broekers-Knol (born 1946)	2 July 2013 – 11 June 2019	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2011–2015
Ankie Broekers-Knol (born 1946)	2 July 2013 – 11 June 2019	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2015–2019
Dr. Jan Anthonie Bruijn (born 1958)	2 July 2019 – Incumbent	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2019–present

Related pages

List of speakers of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands

References

"Ch.I.Ph. graaf de Thiennes de Lombise". Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 January 2016.
"Rules of Procedure of the Senate of the States General" (PDF). Senate. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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[1] "Ch.I.Ph. graaf de Thiennes de Lombise". Senate (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[2] "Rules of Procedure of the Senate of the States General" (PDF). Senate. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

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