# |
Name |
Rank |
Tenure start |
Tenure end |
Title |
1 |
Willem Joseph baron van Ghent |
Colonel |
18 December 1665 |
25 September 1669 |
Colonel and Commandant of the Regiment of Marines |
25 September 1669 |
7 June 1672 |
First Colonel of the Ship Soldier Regiment |
2 |
George Johan baron van Weede van Walenburgh |
7 June 1672 |
12 September 1678 |
3 |
Johan Belgicus, graaf van Hoorn, baron van Boxtel, heer van Lokeren |
12 September 1678 |
30 December 1694 |
Colonel and Commandant of the Regiment of Marines |
4 |
Willem van Soutelande |
30 December 1694 |
1 November 1698 |
1 November 1698 |
1702 |
First Colonel of the Marine Regiment |
5 |
Karel Willem baron de Sparre [nl] |
Major general (until 1704 a lieutenant general) |
1702 |
11 September 1709 |
6 |
Philippe Claude Touroud de St. Amant |
Major general |
11 September 1709 |
7 September 1711 |
Major General and First Colonel of the Marine Regiment |
7 |
Lodewijk baron van Leefdael |
Colonel |
7 September 1711 |
11 March 1729 |
Colonel and Commandant of the Marine Regiment |
8 |
Jacob van Berchem |
Colonel (after 1742 a major general) |
11 March 1729 |
27 July 1744 |
9 |
Willem van Dijssel |
Colonel |
27 July 1744 |
18 June 1745 |
10 |
Dirk van Hoolwerf |
Colonel (after 1747 a major general) |
18 June 1745 |
21 May 1748 |
For the period May 21, 1748 to July 23, 1763, no data is known about Regiments of Marines, but about ship detachments. |
11 |
January Marius de Salve [nl] |
Colonel (major general after 1766) |
23 July 1763 |
21 September 1768 |
Colonel and Commandant of the Marine Regiment |
12 |
Robert Douglas |
Colonel |
21 September 1768 |
24 August 1772 |
24 August 1772 |
1 July 1795 |
First Colonel of the Marine Regiment |
From July 1, 1795 to February 6, 1814: no commander known. |
13 |
P.R. Cantzelaar |
Captain |
6 February 1814 |
27 October 1815 |
Commandant of the Marine Battalion |
14 |
J.Stelling |
Major |
8 November 1815 |
9 December 1816 |
Acting Commandant of the Marine Battalion |
15 |
F.W. Fagel |
Captain |
9 December 1816 |
1 February 1817 |
Commandant of the Marine Battalion |
16 |
P. Ziervogel |
1 February 1817 |
3 December 1831 |
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
17 |
R. de Sitter |
Major |
3 December 1831 |
22 July 1837 |
Acting Commandant of the Marine Corps |
18 |
J.A. Besier |
Lieutenant colonel |
22 July 1837 |
16 November 1842 |
16 November 1842 |
30 April 1850 |
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
19 |
J.D. Musquetier |
Colonel |
1 May 1850 |
1 January 1853 |
Commandant and Inspector of the Marine Corps |
20 |
G.C. Zoutman |
Captain lieutenant |
1 January 1853 |
11 March 1855 |
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
21 |
C.M. Nabal |
Lieutenant colonel |
1 April 1855 |
1 May 1858 |
22 |
A.J. Voet |
Captain |
1 May 1858 |
1 May 1864 |
23 |
H. Camp |
1 May 1864 |
1 May 1871 |
Commandant and Inspector of the Marine Corps |
24 |
D. Vreedenburg |
Colonel |
1 May 1871 |
1 May 1875 |
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
25 |
J.H. Stengel |
1 May 1875 |
1 November 1881 |
26 |
Floris Adriaan van Braam Houckgeest |
1 November 1881 |
1 May 1892 |
27 |
A.H.W. de Gelder |
1 May 1892 |
1 May 1896 |
28 |
J.H. van Wely |
1 May 1896 |
1 August 1903 |
29 |
J.B. Verheij |
1 August 1903 |
17 September 1903 |
30 |
J.R.J.P. Cambier |
17 September 1903 |
17 August 1908 |
31 |
A.P. Timmers |
17 August 1908 |
1 April 1909 |
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1 April 1909 |
1 April 1913 |
Inspector of the Marine Corps |
32 |
G.A. Linckers |
1 April 1913 |
1 September 1917 |
33 |
L. De Jonge Oudraat |
1 September 1917 |
1 September 1920 |
34 |
C.P. van Borselen |
1 September 1920 |
2 August 1924 |
35 |
P.S. Groen |
2 August 1924 |
1 January 1927 |
36 |
J. Oele |
1 January 1927 |
1 November 1934 |
Chief of the Marine Corps |
37 |
Corneille Jacques Odilon Dorren |
1 November 1934 |
1 September 1938 |
38 |
H.F.J.M.A. von Frijtag Drabbe [nl] |
1 September 1938 |
15 June 1940 |
Major general |
15 June 1940 |
1 March 1948 |
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
39 |
Mattheus de Bruyne [nl] |
Major general (from 16 February 1953 to 27 February 1953 a lieutenant general) |
1 March 1948 |
15 February 1953 |
40 |
P.J. van Gijn |
Major general |
27 February 1953 |
13 September 1954 |
41 |
Henri Otto Romswinckel |
23 September 1954 |
17 July 1958 |
42 |
H. Lieftinck |
17 July 1958 |
1 July 1960 |
43 |
Johannes Gerardus Maria van Nass [nl] |
1 July 1960 |
17 February 1967 |
44 |
A.M. Luijk |
17 February 1967 |
10 April 1970 |
45 |
C.C. Schoenzetter |
10 April 1970 |
19 April 1973 |
46 |
A.C. Lamers |
19 April 1973 |
1 February 1977 |
47 |
A.J. Romijn |
1 February 1977 |
10 January 1980 |
48 |
J.J.A. den Haan |
10 January 1980 |
7 January 1983 |
49 |
T. Rudolphie |
7 January 1983 |
18 September 1987 |
50 |
W.J.I. van Breukelen |
18 September 1987 |
3 October 1991 |
51 |
Roy Spiekerman van Weezelenburg[2][3] |
3 October 1991 |
16 December 1995 |
52 |
E.C. Klop |
16 December 1995 |
6 September 2001 |
53 |
Willem A.J. Prins |
6 September 2001 |
9 September 2004 |
54 |
R. Zuiderwijk |
9 September 2004 |
24 August 2007 |
55 |
R. Verkerk |
Brigadier general |
24 August 2007 |
30 March 2012 |
56 |
R.G. Oppelaar [nl] |
30 March 2012 |
18 March 2016 |
57 |
F.V. van Sprang [nl] |
18 March 2016 |
25 August 2017 |
58 |
Jeff Mac Mootry [nl] |
25 August 2017 |
11 December 2020 |
59 |
Jan Hut [nl] |
11 December 2020 |
11 October 2023 |
60 |
Ivo D.L. Moerman |
11 October 2023 |
present |