Jan Reehorst
Jan Reehorst (born 21 March 1923) is a Dutch former politician.
Jan Reehorst | |
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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 |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Reehorst became a member of the Labour Party in 1946. From 1953 until 1973, he was member of the municipal council of Rotterdam. 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.
In 2013, he received the Willem Drees-penning award for 65 years of continuous membership of the Labour Party. 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.
Reehorst turned 100 in March 2023.
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