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Jan Reehorst
Jan Reehorst
	Reehorst after becoming mayor of Haarlem in 1977
Municipal council of Rotterdam
	In office; 1953–1973
House of Representatives
	In office; 1956–1967
Mayor of Velsen
	In office; 1973–1977
Mayor of Haarlem
	In office; 1977–1984
Personal details
Born	21 March 1923; Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	4 June 2024 (aged 101); Haarlem, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party

Jan Reehorst (21 March 1923 – 4 June 2024) was a Dutch politician.

Life and career

Reehorst became a member of the Labour Party in 1946. From 1953 until 1973, he was member of the municipal council of Rotterdam.^[1] Between 1956 and 1967, he was a member of the House of Representatives. In 1973, he became mayor of Velsen and from 1977 till 1984 he was mayor of Haarlem.^[1]

In 2013, he received the Willem Drees-penning award for 65 years of continuous membership of the Labour Party.^[2] In 2016, Reehorst's work as mayor of Haarlem was part of an exhibition on Haarlem's mayors at Museum Haarlem, which also included former mayors Elisabeth Schmitz, Jaap Pop and Bernt Schneiders.^[1]

Reehorst turned 100 in March 2023,^[3] and died in Haarlem on 4 June 2024, at the age of 101.^[4]^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Stekelenburg, Richard (30 August 2016). "Vier decennia Haarlemse burgervaders" (in Dutch). Haarlems Dagblad. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ Antonisse, Ruud (24 June 2013). "Jan Reehorst 65 jaar trouw aan de PvdA" (in Dutch). PvdA Haarlem. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
^ "Voormalig burgemeester van Haarlem en Velsen Jan Reehorst wordt 100 jaar: 'Voor mij is er maar één stad en dat is Rotterdam'". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
^ Oud-burgemeester Jan Reehorst (101) van Haarlem en Velsen overleden: ’Zijn levendigheid en scherpe geest vielen op’
^ "Oud-burgemeester Jan Reehorst overleden | Gemeente Haarlem". Haarlem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

External links

Biography of Jan Reehorst, Parlement.com

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[haarlems_dagblad_vier-1] Stekelenburg, Richard (30 August 2016). "Vier decennia Haarlemse burgervaders" (in Dutch). Haarlems Dagblad. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[haarlem_pvda_65-2] Antonisse, Ruud (24 June 2013). "Jan Reehorst 65 jaar trouw aan de PvdA" (in Dutch). PvdA Haarlem. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[3] "Voormalig burgemeester van Haarlem en Velsen Jan Reehorst wordt 100 jaar: 'Voor mij is er maar één stad en dat is Rotterdam'". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2023.

[4] Oud-burgemeester Jan Reehorst (101) van Haarlem en Velsen overleden: ’Zijn levendigheid en scherpe geest vielen op’

[5] "Oud-burgemeester Jan Reehorst overleden | Gemeente Haarlem". Haarlem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

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