List of mayors of Leuven


This is a list of the mayors of Leuven.

French First Republic (1794 — 1804)

Dyle department was created on 1 October 1795, when the Austrian Netherlands was officially annexed by the French Republic, with Leuven located on its territory.
NameDate of birth — date of deathTerm
Michel Thielens17 November 1756 — 23 March 18221794 — 1797
Félix Tonnelier26 August 1768 — 14 December 18011797 — 1798
Michel Claes31 December 1759 — 6 February 18181798 — 1800
17 July 1764 — 20 October 18191800 — 1804

First French Empire (1804 — 1814)

During First French Empire, Leuven continued to be a part of Dyle department.

United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815 — 1830)

Dyle department was disestablished in 1815 and replaced with South Brabant province. The South Brabant province was then renamed simply "The Province of Brabant" in 1830 and became the central province of Belgium.
NameDate of birth — date of deathTerm
7 August 1761 — 28 December 18271814 — 1817
13 April 1757 — 27 January 18371817 — 1830

Kingdom of Belgium (1830 — present day)

In 1995 Province of Brabant was split into three parts, one of which was Flemish Brabant, where Leuven is now located.
PhotoNamePartyDate of birth — date of deathTerm
Unionism25 February 1773 — 6 April 18331830 — 1833
Unionism24 April 1789 — 10 March 18631833 — 1842
Liberal Party25 September 1798 — 28 March 18531842 — 1952
Liberal Party20 April 1808 — 26 March 18821852 — 1863
Liberal Party21 February 1810 — 22 January 18801864 — 1869
Catholic Party26 July 1809 — 7 August 18991869 — 1872
Liberal Party6 June 1813 — 3 April 18951872 — 1895
Liberal Party24 May 1833 — 26 September 19001896 — 1900
Liberal Party22 Oktober 1850 — 16 December 19041901 — 1904
Liberal Party4 January 1851 — 29 January 19381905 — 1914

Catholic Party30 March 1872 — 11 October 19431914 — 1918
Liberal Party4 January 1851 — 29 January 19381918 — 1921
Catholic Party18 April 1858 — 29 June 19271921 — 1927
Catholic Party26 February 1882 — 13 December 19561927 — 1932
Liberal Party2 Oktober 1864 — 2 July 19411933 — 1938
Catholic Party26 February 1882 — 13 December 19561939 — 1941

Catholic Party4 November 1881 — 26 March 19571941 — 1944
Catholic Party26 February 1882 — 13 December 19561944 — 1947
Christian People's Party25 July 1908 — 11 February 19791947 — 1952
Socialist Party8 December 1906 — 21 December 19621952 — 1958
Christian People's Party25 July 1908 — 11 February 19791958 — 1976
Christian People's Party9 July 1926 – 3 April 20181977 — 1994
Louis TobbackSP.A3 May 19381 January 1995 — 31 December 2018
Vooruit24 June 1979January 2019 — incumbent