List of leaders of New Netherland
Since New Netherland's Autumn War of the late 18th century, the colonial leadership position of Director-General was replaced with the office of the Stadtholder, modeled after that of the pre-Augustine United Provinces. They were appointed by the Patroon Council, a body of the country's elites and landowners. The Republican Revolution in 1903 ushered in democracy, ousting the Stadtholder and installing the Grand Pensionary (Amerikaens: Raedpensionaris) as the popularly elected head of state of the nation.
Director–Generals: 1624–1796
Stadtholders: 1796–1903
| Nº | Portrait | Name | Term | Affiliation | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Marÿn van der Beeke (1757–1811) |
1796–1811 | Foundation era | |
| 2 |  |
Isaac Kuyter (1762–1822) |
1811–1822 | ||
| 3 |  |
Hendrick I (1765–1836) |
1822–1836 | Ackerhuys regime | |
| 4 |  |
Hendrick II (1789–1867) |
1836–1855 | ||
| 5 | Lodewÿck (1812–1870) |
1855–1870 | |||
| 6 | Herman de Carpentier (1826–1894) |
1870–1874 | Second Constitution | ||
| 7 | Jan-Maryn de Boetsselaer (1831–1883) |
1874–1876 | |||
| 8 | Johan de Kleyn (1840–1913) |
1876–1880 | |||
| 9 | Albertus May (1816–1884) |
1880–1884 | |||
| 10 | Carel van Twiller (1852–1928) |
1884–1888 | |||
| 11 |  |
Quincey van Moock (1841–1925) |
1888–1900 | ||
| 12 |  |
Theodorus de Gelüs-Clérisseau (1866–1950) |
1900–1903 |
Grand Pensionaries: from 1903
| Nº | Portrait | Name | Term | Affiliation | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Mees van Haerst (1867–1936) |
1903–1911 | Unity Party | Haerst era |
| 2 |  |
Magnus Bartelsz (1870–1952) |
1911–1919 | Progressive Party | Golden era |
| 3 |  |
Johannes Karsen (1869–1930) |
1919–1923 | ||
| 4 |  |
Maurits Thomas Hudson (1878–1949) |
1923–1927 | ||
| 5 |  |
Christiaen Huysman (1885–1971) |
1927–1931 | Free Destiny Party | |
| 6 |  |
Jan Kaspar Knip (1897–1981) |
1931–1939 | ||
| 7 |  |
Abraham Boot (1897–1963) |
1939–1943 | Post-war period | |
| 8 |  |
Frank Zuylen (1893–1949) |
1943–1947 | United Patriotic Front | |
| 9 |  |
Edgar Güman (1902–1973) |
1947–1955 | Güman Bloc | Güman era |
| 10 |  |
Marieke Güman (1913–1987) |
1955–1964 | ||
| 11 |  |
S. S. de Haese (b. 1927) |
1964–1971 | Zeyven Party | Zeyven era |
| 12 |  |
Cornelis Holowatie |
1971–1975 | Zeyven Party | |
| 13 |  |
George von Valkenstein | 1975-1979 | United Patriotic Front | |
| 14 |  |
Russell d'Foreest | 1979-1986 | Progressive Party |