Jan Reehorst

Dutch politician

Jan Reehorst (21 March 1923 – 4 June 2024) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Labour Party. From 1953 until 1973 he was a member of the municipal council, and from 1967 to 1973 also an alderman 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 until 1984 he was mayor of Haarlem.[1]

Reehorst was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He turned 100 in March 2023.[2] Reehorst died in Haarlem on 4 June 2024, at the age of 101.[3][4]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. "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 2023-03-21.
  3. Oud-burgemeester Jan Reehorst (101) van Haarlem en Velsen overleden: ’Zijn levendigheid en scherpe geest vielen op’
  4. "Oud-burgemeester Jan Reehorst overleden | Gemeente Haarlem". Haarlem (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2024-06-07. Retrieved 2024-06-07.

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