List of speakers of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)

(Former) speakers of the House of Representatives Wim Deetman, Anouchka van Miltenburg, Piet Bukman, Gerdi Verbeet, Dick Dolman, Khadija Arib, Frans Weisglas en Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven in 2017.

This is a list of speakers of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands. Since his election on 14 December 2023, the office has been held by Martin Bosma.

List of speakers from 1815 to 1881

President	In office	Party	Note(s)
Jan Elias Nicolaas van Lynden van Hoevelaken	September 21, 1815 - October 16, 1816	Independent (Moderate)
André Charles Membrère	October 23, 1816 - October 20, 1817	Independent (Moderate)
Jan Pieter van Wickenwoort Crommelin	October 20, 1817 - October 19, 1818	Independent (Moderate)
Leonard du Bus de Gisignies	October 19, 1818 - October 18, 1819	Independent (Moderate)
Arnold Hendrik van Markel Bouwer	October 21, 1819 - October 19, 1820	Independent (Moderate)
André Charles Membrère	October 19, 1820 - October 15, 1821	Independent (Moderate)
Rutger Metelerkamp	October 31, 1821 - October 24, 1822	Independent (Moderate)
Pierre Thomas Nicolai	October 24, 1822 - March 29, 1823	Independent (Moderate)
Samuel Johannes Sandberg van Essenburg	October 16, 1823 - October 21, 1824	Independent (Liberal)
Pierre Thomas Nicolai	October 21, 1824 - March 5, 1825	Independent (Moderate)
Samuel Johannes Sandberg van Essenburg	October 16, 1825 - October 20, 1826	Independent (Liberal)
Lodewijk Aanton Reyphins	October 20, 1826 - October 16, 1827	Independent (Moderate)
Hendrik Maurits van der Goes	October 18, 1827 - October 20, 1828	Independent (Moderate)
Lodewijk Aanton Reyphins	October 20, 1828 - October 20, 1829	Independent (Moderate)
Jan Corver Hooft	October 22, 1829 - September 13, 1830	Independent (Moderate)
Lodewijk van Toulon	September 13, 1830 - October 13, 1831	Independent (Moderate)
Hubert van Asch van Wijck	October 13, 1831 - October 16, 1832	Independent (Ultra-conservative)
Hendrik Collot d'Escury	October 20, 1832 - October 18, 1833	Independent (Moderate)
Tammo Sypkens	October 21, 1833 - October 16, 1834	Independent (Ultra-conservative)
Hendrik Collot d'Escury	October 16, 1834 - October 20, 1835	Independent (Moderate)
Herman Jacob Dijkmester	October 20, 1835 - October 18, 1836	Independent (Moderate)
Lodewijk Caspar Luzac	October 18, 1836 - October 16, 1837	Independent (Liberal)
Mauritz Pico Diederik van Sytzama	October 18, 1837 - October 15, 1838	Independent (Moderate)
Marinus Willem de Jonge van Campensnieuwland	October 16, 1838 - October 21, 1839	Independent (Ultra-conservative)
Oncko van Svinderen van Rensuma	October 21, 1839 - October 20, 1840	Independent (Conservative)
Hendrick Backer	October 20, 1840 - October 20, 1841	Independent (Moderate)
Edmond Willem van Dam van Isselt	October 20, 1841 - October 18, 1842	Independent (Liberal)
Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest	October 18, 1842 - October 16, 1843	Independent (Conservative)
Johannes Luyben	October 21, 1843 - October 22, 1844	Independent (Conservative)
Pieter van Akerlaken	October 22, 1844 - October 20, 1845	Independent (Conservative)
George Isaäc Bruce	October 24, 1844 - October 20, 1845	Independent (Moderate)
Willem Boreel van Hogelanden	October 20, 1847 - February 13, 1849	Independent (Conservative liberal)
Jan Karel van Goltstein	February 19, 1849 - August 20, 1850	Independent (Conservative liberal)
Albertus Jacobus Duymaer van Twist	October 12, 1850 - January 22, 1851	Independent (Liberal)
Willem Boreel van Hogelanden	February 21, 1851 - September 17, 1852	Independent (Conservative liberal)
Willem Hendrik Dullert	September 24, 1852 - April 26, 1853	Independent (Liberal)
Willem Boreel van Hogelanden	June 20, 1853 - August 22, 1855	Independent (Conservative liberal)
Daniël Théodore Gevers van Endegeest	September 20, 1855 - July 4, 1856	Independent (Conservative)
Jan Karel van Goltstein	September 19, 1856 - March 11, 1858	Independent (Conservative liberal)
Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye	April 17, 1858 - August 27, 1858	Independent (Conservative)
Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen	September 23, 1858 - September 20, 1869	Independent (Conservative)
Willem Hendrik Dullert	September 23, 1869 - February 24, 1881	Independent (Liberal)
Charles Jean François Mirandolle	March 4, 1881 - September 19, 1881	Independent (Liberal)

List of speakers of the House of Representatives since 1881

Speaker of the House of Representatives			Term of office	Party(s)	Parliamentary period
		Otto van Rees (1823–1892)	22 September 1881 – 20 January 1884 (2 years, 120 days) [App]	Independent Conservative Liberal	1883–1883
					1883–1884
		Eppo Cremers (1823–1896)	12 February 1884 – 17 November 1884 (279 days) [Ret]	Independent Classical Liberal
		Baron Aeneas Mackay II (1838–1909)	17 November 1884 – 24 September 1885 (311 days) [Res]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	1884–1885
		Eppo Cremers (1823–1896)	24 September 1885 – 27 March 1888 (2 years, 185 days) [Ret]	Independent Classical Liberal
					1886–1887
					1887–1888
		Jonkheer Gerard Beelaerts van Blokland (1843–1897)	7 May 1888 – 15 September 1891 (3 years, 131 days) [Ret]	Independent Christian Democratic Protestant	1888–1891
		Johan George Gleichman (1834–1904)	18 September 1891 – 17 June 1901 (9 years, 272 days) [Ret]	Liberal Union	1891–1894
					1894–1897
					1897–1901
		Baron Aeneas Mackay II (1838–1909)	20 September 1901 – 19 September 1905 (3 years, 364 days) [Ret]	Anti-Revolutionary Party	1901–1905
		Jonkheer Joan Röell (1844–1914)	22 September 1905 – 21 September 1909 (3 years, 364 days) [Ret]	Independent Conservative Liberal (until 1906)	1905–1909
				League of Free Liberals (from 1906)
		Count Frederik van Bylandt (1841–1941)	23 September 1909 – 15 September 1912 (2 years, 358 days) [Res]	Christian Historical Union	1909–1913
		Jonkheer Octaaf van Nispen tot Sevenaer (1867–1956)	18 September 1912 – 16 September 1913 (363 days) [Ret]	Roman Catholic State Party
		Dr. Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847–1917)	17 September 1913 – 18 January 1917 (3 years, 123 days) [Ret]	Liberal Union	1913–1917
		Dr. Dirk Fock (1858–1941)	25 January 1917 – 8 October 1920 (3 years, 257 days) [App]	Liberal Union	1917–1918
					1918–1922
		Dr. Dionysius Koolen (1871–1945)	14 October 1920 – 5 August 1925 (4 years, 295 days) [Ret]	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses
					1922–1925
		Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936)	17 September 1925 – 10 August 1929 (3 years, 319 days) [App]	Roman Catholic State Party	1925–1929
		Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	18 September 1929 – 26 May 1933 (3 years, 250 days) [App]	Roman Catholic State Party	1929–1933
		Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936)	31 May 1933 – 17 April 1936 (2 years, 319 days) [Died]	Roman Catholic State Party	1933–1937
		Piet Aalberse (1871–1948)	7 May 1936 – 9 November 1937 (1 year, 186 days) [Ret]	Roman Catholic State Party
		Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	11 November 1937 – 7 August 1948 (10 years, 270 days) [App]	Roman Catholic State Party	1937–1946
				Catholic People's Party	1946–1948
		Dr. Rad Kortenhorst (1886–1963)	12 August 1948 – 13 January 1963 (14 years, 154 days) [Died]	Catholic People's Party	1948–1952
					1952–1956
					1956–1959
					1959–1963
		Frans-Jozef van Thiel (1906–1993)	29 January 1963 – 7 December 1972 (9 years, 313 days) [Ret]	Catholic People's Party
					1963–1967
					1967–1971
					1971–1972
		Dr. Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)	7 December 1972 – 17 July 1979 (6 years, 222 days) [Res]	Labour Party	1972–1977
					1977–1981
		Dr. Dick Dolman (1935–2019)	17 July 1979 – 14 September 1989 (10 years, 59 days) [Lost]	Labour Party
					1981–1982
					1982–1986
					1986–1989
		Wim Deetman (born 1945)	14 September 1989 – 1 December 1996 (7 years, 78 days) [App]	Christian Democratic Appeal	1989–1994
					1994–1998
		Piet Bukman (1934–2022)	3 December 1996 – 19 May 1998 (1 year, 167 days) [Ret]	Christian Democratic Appeal
		Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven (born 1943)	20 May 1998 – 16 May 2002 (3 years, 361 days) [App]	Labour Party	1998–2002
		Frans Weisglas (born 1946)	28 May 2002 – 30 November 2006 (4 years, 186 days) [Ret]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2002–2003
					2003–2006
		Gerdi Verbeet (born 1951)	6 December 2006 – 20 September 2012 (5 years, 294 days) [Ret]	Labour Party	2006–2010
					2010–2012
		Anouchka van Miltenburg (born 1967)	25 September 2012 – 12 December 2015 (3 years, 78 days) [Res]	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2012–2017
		Khadija Arib (born 1960)	13 January 2016 – 7 April 2021 (5 years, 84 days) [Lost]	Labour Party
				Labour Party	2017–2021
		Vera Bergkamp (born 1971)	7 April 2021 – 5 December 2023 (2 years, 242 days)	Democrats 66	2021–2023
		Martin Bosma (born 1964)	14 December 2023 – Incumbent (329 days)	Party for Freedom	2023–present

^Resigned

^{Died in office}

^Retired

^{Lost re-election}

^{Resigned following election to the European Parliament}

^{Appointed as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies}

^{Appointed as Prime Minister}

^{Appointed as Minister of Justice}

^{Appointed as Deputy Prime Minister}

^{Appointed as Mayor of The Hague}

^{Appointed as Parliamentary leader of the Labour Party}

See also

• List of presidents of the Senate of the Netherlands

External links

• (in Dutch) Official website