Mayor Leendert de Lange
Effective July 18, 2019, Mr. Leendert de Lange was appointed Mayor of the Municipality of Wassenaar by Royal Decree.
Portfolio Holder Governance and Security
- Safety
- Crime prevention (St. Halt)
- Undermining
- APV permits including liquor and hospitality and events
- Rescue
- Integral Enforcement incl. objection and appeal
- Other legal matters, including WOO requests
- Official organization
- Organization and Project Management
- Communications
- Media(law)
- Civil Affairs
- Elections
- Region
- Ambassador Wassenaar
- Asylum seekers and displaced persons
Representation in joint arrangements
- Member of the Executive Committee and General Board of the Haaglanden Safety Region; on the Executive Committee, I oversee the Finance portfolio and focus specifically on beach safety.
Since fall 2019, averaging 4 hours per week - Member of the Executive Committee and General Board of the Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region; responsible for the HRM/Organization portfolio on the Executive Committee.
Since September 2025, averaging 4 hours per week - Member of the Executive Committee and General Board of the Rotterdam–The Hague Metropolitan Region.
Since fall 2019; average time commitment: 6 hours per quarter
The above positions are unpaid
Additional positions from the mayoralty
- Chair of the District D Subversion Task Force, The Hague Police Unit.
Since 2021, averaging 4 hours per month - Member of the RIEC/The Hague Police Unit Steering Committee.
Since 2021, time commitment: 3 hours per quarter - Member of the District Police Board, The Hague District D Unit.
Since fall 2019; average time commitment: 4 hours per quarter - Member of the RBO Police Unit in The Hague.
Since fall 2019, averaging 2 hours per quarter - Chair of the Board of the Friends of the Wassenaar Fire Museum Foundation. Since fall 2019; average time commitment: 4 hours per year
- Chair of the Board of the Wassenaar Relief Foundation.
Since fall 2019, averaging 8 hours per year - Chair of the Ad Gloriam Pavonis Foundation.
Since fall 2019, averaging 4 hours per year - Patron of the Waalsdorp Honorary Platoon.
Since 2020, average time commitment: 4 hours per year - Patron of the Excelsior Wassenaar Music Association.
Since 2020; average time commitment: 4 hours per year - Patron of the Oud Wassenaar Historical Society.
Since 2020; average time commitment: 4 hours per year
The above positions are unpaid
Ancillary positions
- Chair of the Board of the Dutch Lifesaving Association (Royal Dutch Association for the Rescue of Drowning Persons).
Since December 2019; average time commitment: 4 hours per week - Chair of the Atlantic Wall Heritage Route of the Province of South Holland.
Since 2020: average time commitment of 8 hours per quarter
The above additional positions are unpaid
General contact information
| Address title | Mr. drs. |
|---|---|
| Initials | L.A. |
| First name | Leendert |
| Surname | de Lange |
| Email address | bestuurssecretariaat@wassenaar.nl |
| Phone number | 088 - 65 49 513 |
| Mayor since | July 18, 2019 |
| Social media | |
| Portrait photo of Mayor Leendert de Lange in high resolution. | |
