List of mayors of Leuven
This is a list of the mayors of Leuven.
| Mayor of Leuven | |
|---|---|
 Incumbent since January 2019Mohamed Ridouani |
French First Republic (1794 — 1804)
[edit]Dyle department was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands was officially annexed by the French Republic, with Leuven located on its territory.[1]
| Name | Date of birth — date of death | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Thielens | 17 November 1756 — 23 March 1822 | 1794 — 1797 |
| Félix Tonnelier | 26 August 1768 — 14 December 1801 | 1797 — 1798 |
| Michel Claes | 31 December 1759 — 6 February 1818 | 1798 — 1800 |
| Joseph de Bériot | 17 July 1764 — 20 October 1819 | 1800 — 1804 |
First French Empire (1804 — 1814)
[edit]During First French Empire, Leuven continued to be a part of Dyle department.
| Name | Date of birth — date of death | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph de Bériot | 17 July 1764 — 20 October 1819 | 1804 — 1808 |
| Gérard d'Onyn de Chastre | 13 April 1757 — 27 January 1837 | 1808 — 1811 |
| Jan Baptist Plasschaert | 21 May 1769 — 19 May 1821 | 1811 — 1814 |
United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815 — 1830)
[edit]Dyle department was disestablished in 1815 and replaced with South Brabant (Zuid-Brabant) province. The South Brabant province was then renamed simply "The Province of Brabant" in 1830 and became the central province of Belgium.[2]
| Name | Date of birth — date of death | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine-Joseph d'Elderen | 7 August 1761 — 28 December 1827 | 1814 — 1817 |
| Gérard d'Onyn de Chastre | 13 April 1757 — 27 January 1837 | 1817 — 1830 |
Kingdom of Belgium (1830 — present day)
[edit]In 1995 Province of Brabant was split into three parts, one of which was Flemish Brabant, where Leuven is now located.[3]
| Photo | Name | Party | Date of birth — date of death | Term |
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Jean De Néeff | Unionism | 25 February 1773 — 6 April 1833 | 1830 — 1833 |
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Guillaume Van Bockel | 24 April 1789 — 10 March 1863 | 1833 — 1842 | |
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Ferdinand d'Udekem | Liberal Party | 25 September 1798 — 28 March 1853 | 1842 — 1952 |
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Charles de Luesemans | 20 April 1808 — 26 March 1882 | 1852 — 1863 | |
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Henri Peemans | 21 February 1810 — 22 January 1880 | 1864 — 1869 | |
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Théodore Smolders | Catholic Party | 26 July 1809 — 7 August 1899 | 1869 — 1872 |
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Leopold Vander Kelen | Liberal Party | 6 June 1813 — 3 April 1895 | 1872 — 1895 |
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Frederik Lints | 24 May 1833 — 26 September 1900 | 1896 — 1900 | |
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Vital Decoster | 22 Oktober 1850 — 16 December 1904 | 1901 — 1904 | |
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Leo Colins | 4 January 1851 — 29 January 1938 | 1905 — 1914 | |
| Alfred Nerincx (acting during WWI) |
Catholic Party | 30 March 1872 — 11 October 1943 | 1914 — 1918 | |
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Leo Colins | Liberal Party | 4 January 1851 — 29 January 1938 | 1918 — 1921 |
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Ferdinand Smolders | Catholic Party | 18 April 1858 — 29 June 1927 | 1921 — 1927 |
| Remi Van der Vaeren | 26 February 1882 — 13 December 1956 | 1927 — 1932 | ||
| Raoul Claes | Liberal Party | 2 Oktober 1864 — 2 July 1941 | 1933 — 1938 | |
| Remi Van der Vaeren | Catholic Party | 26 February 1882 — 13 December 1956 | 1939 — 1941 | |
| Richard Bruynoghe (acting during WWII) |
4 November 1881 — 26 March 1957 | 1941 — 1944 | ||
| Remi Van der Vaeren | 26 February 1882 — 13 December 1956 | 1944 — 1947 | ||
| Alfons Smets | Christian People's Party | 25 July 1908 — 11 February 1979 | 1947 — 1952 | |
| François Tielemans | Socialist Party | 8 December 1906 — 21 December 1962 | 1952 — 1958 | |
| Alfons Smets | Christian People's Party | 25 July 1908 — 11 February 1979 | 1958 — 1976 | |
| Alfred Vansina | 9 July 1926 – 3 April 2018 | 1977 — 1994 | ||
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Louis Tobback | SP.A | 3 May 1938 | 1 January 1995 — 31 December 2018 |
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Mohamed Ridouani | Vooruit | 24 June 1979 | January 2019[4] — incumbent |
Bibliography
[edit]- Gilbert Huybens, Leuvense burgemeesters geportretteerd, series « Memorabilia Lovaniensia » n° 3, Leuven : Peeters, 2016, ISBN 978-90-429-3476-4
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Duvergier, Jean-Baptiste (1835). Collection complète des lois, décrets, ordonnances, réglemens et avis du Conseil d'état, t. 8. p. 300.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Administratief Arrondissement Brussel-Hoofdstad". Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ^ "Mohamed Ridouani wordt burgemeester van Leuven: "Wat je afkomst ook is, je kunt je dromen waarmaken"". vrt.be (in Dutch). 2018-10-14.
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