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

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

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. 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, and died in Haarlem on 4 June 2024, at the age of 101.

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