Jan van Zanen

His Excellency Jan van Zanen
Van Zanen in 2011
Mayor of The Hague
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2020
Preceded by	Johan Remkes (Acting)
Mayor of Utrecht
In office 1 January 2014 – 1 July 2020
Preceded by	Aleid Wolfsen
Succeeded by	Peter den Oudsten (Acting)
Mayor of Amstelveen
In office 1 July 2005 – 1 January 2014
Preceded by	Harry Kamphuis
Succeeded by	Fred de Graaf (Acting)
Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
In office 28 November 2003 – 23 May 2008
Leader	See list Gerrit Zalm (2003–2004) Jozias van Aartsen (2004–2006) Mark Rutte (2006–2008)
Preceded by	Bas Eenhoorn
Succeeded by	Ivo Opstelten
Personal details
Born	Jan Hendrikus Cornelis van Zanen (1961-09-04) 4 September 1961 (age 62) Purmerend, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1979)
Spouse	Marian van den Berg ​ ​ (m. 1991⁠–⁠2014)​
Domestic partner	Simone Richardson (since 2015)
Children	1 son and 1 daughter
Residence(s)	The Hague, Netherlands
Alma mater	Free University Amsterdam (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws) Cornell Law School (Master of Studies in Law)
Occupation	Politician · Civil servant · Jurist · Trade association executive
Website	(in English) Mayor of The Hague
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Air Force
Years of service	1989–1991 (Conscription) 1991–1996 (Reserve)
Rank	Second lieutenant
Battles/wars	Cold War

Jan Hendrikus Cornelis van Zanen (born 4 September 1961) is a Dutch politician who has served as Mayor of The Hague since 1 July 2020. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as Mayor of Utrecht (2014–2020) and Amstelveen (2005–2013). Jan van Zanen also was national chairman of the VVD (2003–2008). He has been president of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) since 3 June 2015.