List of mayors of Torhout

City Hall of Torhout

The following list shows all people who have been Mayor of the Belgian, Flemish city of Torhout in chronological order.

Mayors of Torhout

Name	Service Years	Life Span	Political Party	Notes
Aybert Coutteau
Pieter Lauwers		(1760-?)
Joseph Moke	1813-1814
Jan Baptist Boutens	1814-1823	(1760-1831)
Charles Lauwers-Serruys	1824-1830	(1765-?)
Lodewijk Benedict Moke	1830-1847	(1778-1847)
Auguste Van Caillie	1847-1860	(1801-1867)
Jan Frans Dieryckx	1860-1873	(1798-1886)
J. Roets	1873-1885
Adolphe Claeys	1885-1891	(1849-1902)
François De Brabandere	1891-1911	(1840-1915)	CVP
Ernest Bonte	1911-1914	(?-1914)
Emiel Pattyn	1914	(1860-1915)		Acting Mayor
Clement Meersseman	1914	(1868-1941)		Acting Mayor
Jean Tyberghein	1915-1918			Acting War Mayor
Clement Meersseman	1918-1919	(1868-1941)
Robert Van Malleghem	1920-1935
Charles Boone	1935			Acting Mayor
Aimé Becelaere senior	1935-1940	(1874-1942)	CVP
Urbain Clement	1940	(1884-1960)		Resigned
Albert Leuridan	1941			Resigned
Germain Callens	1941-1944			War Mayor
Urbain Clement	1944	(1884-1960)		Acting Mayor
Charles Boone	1945			Acting Mayor
Edmond Geysens	1945			Acting Mayor
Gustaaf Pollet	1946-1975	(1899-1975)	CVP	Longest Serving Mayor (29 Years)
Aimé Becelaere II	1975-1976	(1907-1996)	CVP
Carlos Daled	1976-1982	(1937-2012)	Sp.a
Roger Windels	1982-1991	(1924-1996)	CVP
Norbert De Cuyper	1991-2016	(1943)	CD&V
Kristof Audenaert	2016-2018	(1983)	CD&V	Acting Mayor
Hilde Crevits	2016-2018	(1967)	CD&V	Absent due to minister position
Kristof Audenaert	2019	(1983)	CD&V