Jan Reehorst

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

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	(1923-03-21)21 March 1923 Rotterdam, Netherlands
Died	4 June 2024(2024-06-04) (aged 101) Haarlem, Netherlands
Political party	Labour Party

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]