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List of mayors of Leuven

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This is a list of the mayors of Leuven.

Mayor of Leuven
Incumbent
Mohamed Ridouani [nl]
since January 2019

French First Republic (1794 — 1804)

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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 [nl] 17 July 1764 — 20 October 1819 1800 — 1804

First French Empire (1804 — 1814)

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During First French Empire, Leuven continued to be a part of Dyle department.

Name Date of birth — date of death Term
Joseph de Bériot [nl] 17 July 1764 — 20 October 1819 1804 — 1808
Gérard d'Onyn de Chastre [nl] 13 April 1757 — 27 January 1837 1808 — 1811
Jan Baptist Plasschaert [nl] 21 May 1769 — 19 May 1821 1811 — 1814

United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815 — 1830)

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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 [nl] 7 August 1761 — 28 December 1827 1814 — 1817
Gérard d'Onyn de Chastre [nl] 13 April 1757 — 27 January 1837 1817 — 1830

Kingdom of Belgium (1830 — present day)

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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
Jean De Néeff [nl] Unionism 25 February 1773 — 6 April 1833 1830 — 1833
Guillaume Van Bockel [nl] 24 April 1789 — 10 March 1863 1833 — 1842
Ferdinand d'Udekem [nl] Liberal Party 25 September 1798 — 28 March 1853 1842 — 1952
Charles de Luesemans [nl] 20 April 1808 — 26 March 1882 1852 — 1863
Henri Peemans [nl] 21 February 1810 — 22 January 1880 1864 — 1869
Théodore Smolders [nl] Catholic Party 26 July 1809 — 7 August 1899 1869 — 1872
Leopold Vander Kelen [nl] Liberal Party 6 June 1813 — 3 April 1895 1872 — 1895
Frederik Lints [nl] 24 May 1833 — 26 September 1900 1896 — 1900
Vital Decoster [nl] 22 Oktober 1850 — 16 December 1904 1901 — 1904
Leo Colins [nl] 4 January 1851 — 29 January 1938 1905 — 1914
Alfred Nerincx [nl]
(acting during WWI)
Catholic Party 30 March 1872 — 11 October 1943 1914 — 1918
Leo Colins [nl] Liberal Party 4 January 1851 — 29 January 1938 1918 — 1921
Ferdinand Smolders [nl] Catholic Party 18 April 1858 — 29 June 1927 1921 — 1927
Remi Van der Vaeren [nl] 26 February 1882 — 13 December 1956 1927 — 1932
Raoul Claes [nl] Liberal Party 2 Oktober 1864 — 2 July 1941 1933 — 1938
Remi Van der Vaeren [nl] Catholic Party 26 February 1882 — 13 December 1956 1939 — 1941
Richard Bruynoghe [nl]
(acting during WWII)
4 November 1881 — 26 March 1957 1941 — 1944
Remi Van der Vaeren [nl] 26 February 1882 — 13 December 1956 1944 — 1947
Alfons Smets [nl] Christian People's Party 25 July 1908 — 11 February 1979 1947 — 1952
François Tielemans [nl] Socialist Party 8 December 1906 — 21 December 1962 1952 — 1958
Alfons Smets [nl] Christian People's Party 25 July 1908 — 11 February 1979 1958 — 1976
Alfred Vansina [nl] 9 July 1926 – 3 April 2018 1977 — 1994
Louis Tobback SP.A 3 May 1938 1 January 1995 — 31 December 2018
Mohamed Ridouani [nl] Vooruit 24 June 1979 January 2019[4]incumbent

Bibliography

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  • Gilbert Huybens, Leuvense burgemeesters geportretteerd, series « Memorabilia Lovaniensia » n° 3, Leuven : Peeters, 2016, ISBN 978-90-429-3476-4

See also

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References

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