(born 1953), draughts player and politician William IV, Prince of Orange (1711-1751), stadtholder Politics In the Netherlands, a municipality is governed by the college of mayor and aldermen and the municipal council. Sybrand van Haersma Buma of the CDA has been mayor of Leeuwarden since 26 August 2019. Since the 2014 municipal elections, the Labour Party (3 aldermen), Christian Democratic Appeal (2 aldermen), PAL GroenLinks (1 alderman) form a coalition. The municipal council of Leeuwarden has 39 seats. As provincial capital, Leeuwarden is also the seat of the King's Commissioner Arno Brok and the Provincial Council of Friesland. International relations The city of Leeuwarden is twinned with References Bibliography External links Tourist information about Leeuwarden Cities in Friesland Cities in the Netherlands Municipalities of Friesland Populated places in Friesland Provincial capitals of the Netherlands