List of mayors of Antwerp

This is a list of mayors of Antwerp, Belgium:

Contents

1700s

Mayor Year of mayorship Notes
Jacob Reynoud, Cornelis Reyns, Karel d'Or,
Peeter Guedon, Steven Abbeltier, Hendrik Franck
1797
Jan Martinides, Frans Verbelen 1798
Frans Verbelen, Jan Gabriëls, Josef Georgerie 1799

1800s

Mayor Office Entered Office Left Notes
Josef Georgerie,
Peeter Raeymaekers
January 1, 1800 December 31, 1801
Jan Steven Werbrouck January 29, 1801 July 27, 1811
Jan Baptist de Cornelissen October 1, 1811 May 1, 1814 Youngest mayor Antwerp ever had (24)
Filip Jozef Vermoelen May 2, 1814 July 24, 1817
Florent Van Ertborn July 25, 1817 November, 1828
Willem De Caters November, 1828 October 26, 1830 Last mayor under Dutch rule
Frans Verdussen October 26, 1830 October 28, 1830
Antoon Dhanis van Cannart October 29, 1830 December 11, 1830
Alexis Gleizes December 9, 1830 February 10, 1831
Gerard Legrelle February 14, 1831 November 5, 1848 First mayor after the Belgian Revolution
Jan Frans Loos November 6, 1848 March 30, 1863 Last mayor who was born in the 18th century
Xavier Gheysens March 31, 1863 May 4, 1863
Jozef Cornelis Van Put May 5, 1863 September 1, 1872
Leopold De Wael September 2, 1872 August 16, 1892 Died in office
Georges Gits August 17, 1892 November 7, 1892
Jan Van Rijswijck November 7, 1892 February 16, 1906 Resigned office because of illness

1900s

Mayor Office Entered Office Left Notes
Victor Desguin February 16, 1906 August 6, 1906
Peter Alfons Hertogs August 7, 1906 October 17, 1908
Victor Desguin (2nd time) October 18, 1908 March 14, 1909
Jan De Vos March 15, 1909 July 21, 1921
Hector Lebon July 22, 1921 November 5, 1921
Frans Van Cauwelaert November 5, 1921 December 31, 1932
Camille Huysmans January 1, 1933 December 6, 1940
Leo Delwaide December 7, 1940 January 26, 1944
Jan Timmermans January 27, 1944 September 4, 1944
Emile Van Put September 4, 1944 September 12, 1944 Shortest serving mayor of Antwerp
Camille Huysmans (2nd time) September 12, 1944 August 2, 1946
Willem Eekelers August 2, 1946 April 11, 1947
Lode Craeybeckx January 1, 1947 July 25, 1976 Longest serving mayor of Antwerp
Leo Delwaide (2nd time) July 26, 1976 September 5, 1976
Frans Detiège September 6, 1976 December 31, 1976
Mathilde Schroyens January 1, 1977 December 31, 1983 First female mayor in more than 550 years
Bob Cools January 1, 1983 December 31, 1994
Leona Detiège January 1, 1995 March 13, 2003 Daughter of mayor Frans Detiège

2000s

Image Name Date of birth Office Entered Office Left Date of death
Patrick Janssens September 19, 1956 (1956-09-19) (age 55) 10 July 2003 Alive

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