List of mayors of Antwerp

This is a list of mayors of Antwerp throughout history. Names of acting mayors are written in italic.

1500

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Coat of the House of Draeck
  • 1500 : Willem Draeck, Lord of Merksem.[1] and Gillis de Schermere
  • 1501 : Willem Draeck, Lord of Merksem.[2] and Gillis de Schermere
  • 1502 : Gillis van Berchem and Kosten van Halmale
  • 1503 : Hendrik van der Moelen and Gillis de Schermere
  • 1504 : Gillis van Berchem and Kosten van Halmale
  • 1505 : Kosten van Berchem and Gillis de Schermere
  • 1506 : Arnold van Liere and Jan van de Werve
  • 1507 : Jan van Berchem and Willem Draeck
  • 1508 : Willem Draeck, Arnold de Buekelere and Jan van de Werve
  • 1509 : Willem van Immerseele and Arnold van Liere
  • 1510 : Arnold van de Werve and Gillis van Berchem
  • 1512:Arnold van Liere and Willem Draeck
  • 1513: Willem Draeck and Arnold van Liere
  • 1514: Jan van de Werve and Willem Draeck
  • 1515: Gillis van Berchem and Arnold van Liere
  • 1516-1517: Willem Draeck and Arnold van Liere
  • 1518: Jan van de Werve, Willem Draeck and Filips de Buekeleren
  • 1519: Peeter van der Moelen and Arnold van Liere
  • 1520: Arnold van Liere and Willem Draeck
  • 1521: Gerard van de Werve and Filips de Buekelere
  • 1522: Willem Draeck and Arnold van Liere
  • 1523: Arnold van de Werve and Arnold van Liere
  • 1524: Willem Draeck and Kasper van Halmale
  • 1525: Arnold van de Werve and Arnold van Liere
  • 1526: Willem van Liere and Kasper van Halmale
  • 1527: Arnold van Liere and Adriaan Hertsen
  • 1528: Kasper van Halmale and Arnold van Liere
  • 1529: Gerard van de Werve, Arnold van Liere and Adriaan van Hertsen
  • 1530: Willem van Liere and Adriaan Hertsen
  • 1531: Arnold van de Werve and Arnold Schoyte
  • 1532: Arnold van de Werve, Willem van Liere and Lancelot van Ursel
  • 1533: Lancelot van Ursel and Willem Draeck
  • 1534: Cornelis van Spangen and Lancelot van Ursel
  • 1535: Willem van Liere and Gabriel Triapain
  • 1536: Cornelis van Spangen and Nikolaas van der Meeren
  • 1537: Frans van der Dilft and Nikolaas van der Meeren
  • 1538-1539: Cornelis van Spangen and Lancelot van Ursel
  • 1540: Lancelot van Ursel and Frans van der Dilft
  • 1541: Cornelis van Spangen and Jan van Crombah
  • 1542: Lancelot van Ursel and Nikolaas de Schermere
  • 1543: Willem van Halmale and Lancelot van Ursel
  • 1544: Jan van Crombach and Lancelot van Ursel
  • 1545: Lancelot van Ursel and Jan Scheyfve
  • 1546: Michiel van der Heyden and Hendrik van Berchem
  • 1547: Cornelis van Spangen and Lancelot van Ursel
  • 1548: Lancelot van Ursel and Hendrik van Berchem
  • 1549: Nikolaas van der Meeren and Jacob Hertsen
  • 1550: Nikolaas van der Meeren and Nikolaas de Schermere
  • 1551-1552: Dirk van de Werve and Jacob Herisen
  • 1553: Nikolaas van der Meeren and Jan Happaert
  • 1554: Hendrik van Berchem and Dirk van de Werve
  • 1555-1557: Antoon van Stralen and Nikolaas Rockox sr.
  • 1558: Alvaro D'Almaras and Hendrik van Berchem
  • 1559: Alvaro D'Almaras, Jan van Schoonhoven and Hendrik van Berchem
  • 1560: Jan van Schoonhoven and Nikolaas Rockox sr.
  • 1561: Antoon van Stralen and Hendrik van Berchem
  • 1562-1563: Lancelot van Ursel and Nikolaas Rockox sr.
  • 1564: Hendrik van Berchem and Jan van Schoonhoven
  • 1565: Antoon van Stralen and Lancelot van Ursel
  • 1566-1567: Hendrik van Berchem and Jacob van der Heyden
  • 1568: Jan van Schoonhoven and Hendrik van Etten
  • 1569-1570: Hendrik van Berchem and Jan Wolfaert
  • 1571-1572: Lancelot van Ursel and Jan van der Meeren
  • 1573: Lancelot van Ursel, Jan van Schoonhoven and Jan van der Meeren
  • 1574-1575: Jan van Schoonhoven and Nikolaas Rockox I.
  • 1576: Hendrik van Berchem, Jan van der Meeren and Jan Wolfaert
  • 1577: Jan van Schoonhoven and Jan van Stralen
  • 1578: Jan van Stralen and Willem de Vos
  • 1579-1580: Jan Junius van Leefdale and Rutgeert van Leefdale
  • 1581-1582: Filips van Schoonhoven and Peeter van Aelst
  • 1583-1584: Filips van Marnix van Sint-Aldegonde and Jacob van Wachtendonck
  • 1585-1587: Eduard van der Dilft and Adriaan van Heylwegen
  • 1588: Jan Damant and Balten van Vlierden
  • 1589-1590: Eduard van der Dilft and Karel Malineus
  • 1591: Hendrik van Halmale and Adriaan van Heylwegen
  • 1592-1593: Blasius de Bejar and Gillis Gerard
  • 1594-1595: Eduard van der Dilft and Karel Malineus
  • 1596-1597: Jacob Dassa and Hendrik van Etten
  • 1598-1599: Blasius de Bejar and Hendrik van Halmale

1600

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Jean-Baptiste della Faille
Vander Dilft
Blasivs de Bejar
Nicolas rockocx, Esq.
  • 1600-1601: Jacob Dassa and Gilles de Mera
  • 1602: Eduard van der Dilft and Jan van Brecht
  • 1603: Nikolaas Rockox II. and Balten de Robiano
  • 1604: Jacob Dassa and Hendrik van Etten
  • 1605: Nikolaas Rockox II. and Kasper Rovelasca
  • 1606-1607: Blasius de Bejar and Hendrik van Etten
  • 1608-1609: Nikolaas Rockox II. and Hendrik van Halmale
  • 1610: Jacob Dassa and Gillis de Mera
  • 1611: Nikolaas Rockox II and Hendrik van Etten
  • 1612-1613: Blasius de Bejar and Gillis Gerardi
  • 1614: Jacob Dassa and Jan Happaert
  • 1615: Nikolaas Rockox II. and Hendrik van Etten
  • 1616: Blasius de Bejar and Antoon van Berchem
  • 1617: Nikolaas Rockox II. and Pauwel van Liere
  • 1618: Jan Happaert and Hendrik van de Werve
  • 1619: Lancelot Tseraerts and Frans de Schot
  • 1620: Hendrik van Etten and Jan van Stembor
  • 1621: Nikolaas Rockox II. and Karel de Mera
  • 1622: Jan van Stembor and Robrecht Tucher
  • 1623: Jan Happaert and Karel de Mera
  • 1624: Engelbrecht van Oyenbrugge and Pauwel van Liere
  • 1625: Nikolaas Rockox II. and Robrecht Tucher
  • 1626: Robrecht Tucher and Frans Gallo de Salamanca
  • 1627: Frans Gallo de Salamanca and Filips van Vlierden
  • 1628-1630: Antoon Sivori and Robrecht Tucher
  • 1631: Hendrik van Etten, Filips van Vlierden and Andries Gerardi
  • 1632: Antoon Sivori and Robrecht Tucher
  • 1633: Jan de Bejar and Karel de Santa Cruz
  • 1634-1635: Robrecht Tucher and Jan Roose
  • 1636: Hendrik van Etten and Karel de Santa Cruz
  • 1637: Robrecht Tucher and Jan Roose
  • 1638: Antoon Sivori and Karel de Santa Cruz
  • 1639: Antoon Sivori, Karel de Santa Cruz and Jan Roose
  • 1640: Jan Roose and Robrecht Tucher
  • 1641: Jan Roose, Antoon Sivori and Robrecht Tucher
  • 1642-1643: Antoon Sivori and Jacob van Buren
  • 1644-1645: Gooris del Plano and Melchior Haeckx
  • 1646-1647: Hendrik van Halmale and Antoon Sivori
  • 1648: Gooris del Plano and Melchior Haeckx
  • 1649-1650: Hendrik van Halmale and Alexander Goubau
  • 1651: Filips Schoyte and Jacob van Buren
  • 1652: Alexander Goubau, Gooris del Plano and Jacob van Buren
  • 1653: Alexander Goubau and Jacob van Buren
  • 1654: Hendrik van Halmale and Jan Snijers
  • 1655: Floris van Berchem and Jan Snijers
  • 1656: Frans Paschier van den Cruyce and Jan Snijers
  • 1657-1658: Floris van Berchem and Gooris Martens
  • 1659: Hendrik van Halmale and Gillis Martens
  • 1660: Hendrik van Halmale and Jan van Weerden
  • 1661: Jan Antoon Tucher and Jan van Weerden
  • 1662: Jan Antoon Tucher and Gillis Martens
  • 1663-1664: Hendrik van de Werve and Gillis Martens
  • 1665: Hendrik van Halmale and Willem des Pommereaux
  • 1666: Alexander Goubau and Gillis Martens
  • 1667-1668: Hendrik van de Werve and Jan Snijers
  • 1669: Hendrik van Halmale and Jan Baptist Greyns
  • 1670-1671: Jan Antoon Tucher and Floris van Berchem
  • 1672: Floris van Berchem and Jan Vecquemans
  • 1673: Floris van Berchem and Jan Baptist Greyns
  • 1674: Hendrik van Halmale and Jan Baptist Greyns
  • 1675: Hendrik van de Werve and Filips Schoyte
  • 1676-1677: Hendrik van Halmale and Librecht van den Hove
  • 1678: Floris van Berchem and Jan Baptist Greyns
  • 1679: Filips Frans de Varick and Filips Schoyte
  • 1680: Floris van Berchem and Jan Baptist della Faille
  • 1681: Jan Baptist Greyns and Nikolaas Jozef van Halmale
  • 1682: Floris van Berchem and Jacob Antoon de Witte
  • 1683: Nikolaas Jozef van Halmale and Jan Baptist Greyns
  • 1684: Peeter Happaert and Jacob Antoon de Witte
  • 1685: Nikolaas Jozef van Halmale and Paschier Ignatius van den Cruyce
  • 1686: Jan Baptist Greyns and Gooris Martens
  • 1687: Paschier Ignatius van den Cruyce and Jan Augustijn de Lannoy
  • 1688: Nikolaas Jozef van Halmale and Theodoor Andries van Kessel
  • 1689: Jan Baptist della Faille and Steven Cornelis Janssens
  • 1690: Jan Augustijn de Lannoy and Leonel Stevens
  • 1691: Eduard van Broeckhoven and Filips Rubens
  • 1692-1693: Nikolaas Jozef van Halmale and Gooris Martens
  • 1694: Paschier Ignatius van den Cruyce and Jan Augustijn de Lannoy
  • 1695: Jan Karel van Hove and Gooris Martens
  • 1696: Nikolaas Jozef van Halmale and Jan Jozef Vecquemans
  • 1697: Eduard van Broeckhoven and Rochus van de Zande
  • 1698: Paschier Ignatius van den Cruyce and Rochus van de Zande
  • 1699: Paschier Ignatius van den Cruyce and Hendrik Comperis

1700s

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MayorYear of mayorship
Charles Joseph della Faille1730
Charles Joseph della Faille,1731
John Auguste, Baron of Hove1743
John Auguste, Baron of Hove1744
Jar Of Mayonnaise1752
Charles Joseph della Faille1753
Charles Joseph della Faille1754
Charles Joseph della Faille1755
Peter Frans of Schorel, Lord of Wilryck1761
Peter Frans of Schorel, Lord of Wilryck1762
Peter Frans of Schorel, Lord of Wilryck1763
Peter Frans of Schorel, Lord of Wilryck1789
Peter Frans of Schorel, Lord of Wilryck1790
Peter Frans of Schorel, Lord of Wilryck1792
John-Baptiste, Count of Baillet1793
John-Baptiste, Count of Baillet1794
Jacob Reynoud, Cornelis Reyns, Karel d'Or,
Peeter Guedon, Steven Abbeltier, Hendrik Franck
1797
Jan Martinides, Frans Verbelen1798
Frans Verbelen, Jan Gabriëls, Josef Georgerie1799

1800s

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MayorOffice EnteredOffice LeftNotes
Josef Georgerie,
Peeter Raeymaekers
January 1, 1800December 31, 1801
Jan Steven WerbrouckJanuary 29, 1801July 27, 1811
Jan Baptist de CornelissenOctober 1, 1811May 1, 1814Youngest mayor Antwerp ever had (24)
NameDate of birthOffice EnteredOffice LeftDate of deathParty
Filip VermoelenFebruary 27, 1759May 2, 1814July 24, 1817February 15, 1825None
Florent Van ErtbornApril 4, 1784July 25, 1817November, 1828August 20, 1840None (Orangist)
Willem Andreas de CatersNovember 30, 1773November, 1828October 26, 1830February 9, 1859None

1800s

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NameDate of birthOffice EnteredOffice LeftDate of deathParty
Frans VerdussenMay 10, 1783October 26, 1830October 28, 1830May 11, 1850None (Cath. Unionist)
Antoine Dhanis van CannartJanuary 26, 1792October 29, 1830December 11, 1830November 19, 1855None (Cath. Unionist)
Alexis Gleizes1773December 9, 1830February 10, 1831February 29, 1832None (Cath. Unionist)
Gérard Le Grelle
First mayor after the Belgian Revolution
January 6, 1793February 14, 1831November 5, 1848October 28, 1871None (Cath. Unionist)
Jan Frans LoosNovember 12, 1799November 6, 1848March 30, 1863February 2, 1871LP
Xavier GheysensMay 19, 1799March 31, 1863May 4, 1863March 5, 1883Meeting
Jozef Cornelis Van PutJune 15, 1811May 5, 1863September 1, 1872July 2, 1877Meeting
Leopold De Wael
Died in office
July 14, 1823September 2, 1872August 17, 1892August 17, 1892LP
Georges GitsApril 30, 1839August 17, 1892November 7, 1892March 27, 1923LP
Jan Van Rijswijck
Resigned office because of illness
February 14, 1853November 7, 1892February 16, 1906September 23, 1906LP

1900s

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NameDate of birthOffice EnteredOffice LeftDate of deathParty
Victor DesguinJanuary 30, 1838February 16, 1906August 6, 1906July 8, 1919LP
Alfons HertogsFebruary 6, 1843August 7, 1906October 17, 1908October 18, 1908LP
Victor DesguinJanuary 30, 1838October 18, 1908March 14, 1909July 8, 1919LP
Jan De VosFebruary 7, 1844March 15, 1909July 21, 1921March 30, 1923LP
Hector LebonNovember 22, 1863July 22, 1921November 5, 1921October 27, 1935KVB
Frans Van CauwelaertJanuary 10, 1880November 5, 1921December 31, 1932May 17, 1961KVB
Camille HuysmansMay 26, 1871January 1, 1933August 2, 1946February 25, 1968BWP
Leo Delwaide (acting)July 27, 1897December 7, 1940January 26, 1944June 13, 1978KB
Jan Timmermans (acting)October 15, 1901January 27, 1944September 4, 1944April 5, 1962VNV
Emile Van Put
(acting)
Shortest-serving mayor of Antwerp
September 4, 1944September 12, 1944KB
Willem Eekelers (acting)May 18, 1883August 2, 1946April 11, 1947September 2, 1954BSP
Lode Craeybeckx
Longest-serving mayor of Antwerp
November 24, 1897January 1, 1947July 25, 1976July 25, 1976BSP
Leo Delwaide (acting)July 27, 1897July 26, 1976September 5, 1976June 13, 1978CVP
Frans Detiège
Former scabin for Social Affairs (1947-1976)
December 22, 19096 September 197631 December 1976November 1, 1980BSP
Mathilde Schroyens
First female mayor in more than 550 years
December 28, 19121 January 197731 December 1983February 27, 1996BSP/SP
Bob Cools (1934-04-27) April 27, 1934 (age 90)1 January 198331 December 1994AliveSP
Leona Detiège
Daughter of mayor Frans Detiège
(1942-11-26) November 26, 1942 (age 81)1 January 199513 March 2003AliveSP/sp.a

2000s

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PortraitNameTerm in officeParty affiliation
Patrick Janssens
(born 1965; aged 65)
10 July 2003

31 December 2012
SP.A
Bart De Wever
(born 1970; aged 50)
1 January 2013

Incumbent
N-VA

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Geschiedenis van Antwerpen, sedert de stichting der stad tot onze ..., Volume 8/p. 232.
  2. ^ Geschiedenis van Antwerpen, sedert de stichting der stad tot onze ..., Volume 8/p. 232.