Jan Reehorst

Jan Reehorst (born 21 March 1923) is a former Dutch politician.

Jan Reehorst
Reehorst after becoming mayor of Haarlem (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

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]

References
  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. 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.
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