List of speakers of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands

Speaker of the House of Representatives
*Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal*
Speaker of the House of Representatives ; Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal
	Coat of arms of the House of Representatives
	Incumbent; Martin Bosma; since 14 December 2023
Style	His or Her Excellency ; Mister or Madame Speaker
Member of	Presidium of the House of Representatives
Term length	Four years; No term limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Netherlands
Formation	21 September 1815; 208 years ago
First holder	Jan Elias Nicolaas van Lynden van Hoevelaken
Deputy	Deputy Speakers
Salary	€126,975.48 (including €7,887.24 expenses)
Website	www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/members-parliament/president-house

The Speaker of the House of Representatives (Dutch: Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) is one of the 150 members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, elected to lead the meetings of the House.

The office is currently held by Martin Bosma of Party for Freedom (PVV).^[1]

List[change | change source]

20th century[change | change source]

	Term of office	Party	Parliamentary period
Baron Aeneas Mackay (1838–1909)	20 September 1901 – 19 September 1905	Anti-Revolutionary Party	1901–1905
Jonkheer Joan Röell (1844–1914)	22 September 1905 – 21 September 1909	Independent Liberal (until 1906)	1905–1909
Jonkheer Joan Röell (1844–1914)	22 September 1905 – 21 September 1909	League of Free Liberals (from 1906)^[2]	1905–1909
Count Frederik van Bylandt (1841–1941)	23 September 1909 – 15 September 1912	Christian Historical Union	1909–1913
Jonkheer Octaaf van Nispen tot Sevenaer (1867–1956)	18 September 1912 – 16 September 1913	Roman Catholic State Party	1909–1913
Hendrik Goeman Borgesius (1847–1917)	17 September 1913 – 18 January 1917	Liberal Union	1913–1917
Dirk Fock (1858–1941)	25 January 1917 – 8 October 1920	Liberal Union	1917–1918
Dirk Fock (1858–1941)	25 January 1917 – 8 October 1920	Liberal Union	1918–1922
Dionysius Koolen (1871–1945)	14 October 1920 – 5 August 1925	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses	1918–1922
Dionysius Koolen (1871–1945)	14 October 1920 – 5 August 1925	General League of Roman Catholic Caucuses	1922–1925
Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936)	17 September 1925 – 10 August 1929	Roman Catholic State Party	1925–1929
Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	18 September 1929 – 26 May 1933	Roman Catholic State Party	1929–1933
Jonkheer Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (1873–1936)	31 May 1933 – 17 April 1936	Roman Catholic State Party	1933–1937
Piet Aalberse (1871–1948)	7 May 1936 – 9 November 1937	Roman Catholic State Party	1933–1937
Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	11 November 1937 – 7 Augustus 1948	Roman Catholic State Party	1937–1946
Josef van Schaik (1882–1962)	11 November 1937 – 7 Augustus 1948	Catholic People's Party	1946–1948
Rad Kortenhorst (1886–1963)	12 August 1948 – 13 January 1963	Catholic People's Party	1948–1952
			1952–1956
			1956–1959
			1959–1963
Frans-Jozef van Thiel (1906–1993)	29 January 1963 – 7 December 1972	Catholic People's Party	1959–1963
			1963–1967
			1967–1971
			1971–1972
Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)	7 December 1972 – 17 July 1979	Labour Party	1972–1977
Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)	7 December 1972 – 17 July 1979	Labour Party	1977–1981
Dick Dolman (1935–2019)	17 July 1979 – 14 September 1989	Labour Party	1977–1981
			1981–1982
			1982–1986
			1986–1989
Wim Deetman (born 1945)	14 September 1989 – 1 December 1996	Christian Democratic Appeal	1989–1994
Wim Deetman (born 1945)	14 September 1989 – 1 December 1996	Christian Democratic Appeal	1994–1998
Piet Bukman (1934-2022)	3 December 1996 – 19 May 1998	Christian Democratic Appeal	1994–1998
Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven (born 1943)	20 May 1998 – 16 May 2002	Labour Party	1998–2002

21st century[change | change source]

	Term of office	Party	Parliamentary period
Frans Weisglas (born 1946)	28 May 2002 – 30 November 2006	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2002–2003
Frans Weisglas (born 1946)	28 May 2002 – 30 November 2006	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2003–2006
Gerdi Verbeet (born 1951)	6 December 2006 – 20 September 2012	Labour Party	2006–2010
Gerdi Verbeet (born 1951)	6 December 2006 – 20 September 2012	Labour Party	2010–2012
Anouchka van Miltenburg (born 1967)	25 September 2012 – 12 December 2015	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy	2012–2017
Khadija Arib (born 1960)	13 January 2016 – 7 April 2021	Labour Party	2012–2017
Khadija Arib (born 1960)	13 January 2016 – 7 April 2021	Labour Party	2017–2021
Vera Bergkamp (born 1971)	7 April 2021 – 5 December 2023	Democrats 66
Vera Bergkamp (born 1971)	7 April 2021 – 5 December 2023	Democrats 66	2021–2023
Martin-Bosma (born 1964)	14 December 2023 – Incumbent	Party for Freedom	2023–present

^Res Resigned.

Living former speakers[change | change source]

Speaker of the House of Representatives	Term	Age
Wim Deetman	1989–1996	(1945-04-03) 3 April 1945 (age 78)
Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven	1998–2002	(1943-08-02) 2 August 1943 (age 80)
Frans Weisglas	2002–2006	(1946-08-08) 8 August 1946 (age 77)
Gerdi Verbeet	2006–2012	(1951-04-18) 18 April 1951 (age 72)
Anouchka van Miltenburg	2012–2015	(1967-04-20) 20 April 1967 (age 56)
Khadija Arib	2016–2021	(1960-10-10) 10 October 1960 (age 63)
Vera Bergkamp	2021–2023	(1971-06-01) 1 June 1971 (age 52)

Related pages[change | change source]

List of presidents of the Senate of the Netherlands

References[change | change source]

↑ "Martin Bosma elected new Chairman". House of Representatives. 21 December 2023.
↑ "Jhr.Mr. J. Röell". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2018.

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[1] "Martin Bosma elected new Chairman". House of Representatives. 21 December 2023.

[2] "Jhr.Mr. J. Röell". Parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2018.

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