This is a list of mayors of Heerlen.
1805–1818: Jan Gerard Kemmerling (February 4, 1776 – January 15, 1818)
1818–1820: Albert Schultze
1820–1843: Johan Willem Lintjens (?? – ??)
1843–1853: Jan Joseph Jaegers (May 27, 1810, Heerlen – October 31, 1872, Heerlen)
1853–1855: Leonard Leopold Stassen (Schaesberg, November 26, 1806 – Heerlen, October 20, 1855)
1856–1862: Jan Peter de Hessele (February 12, 1788 – August 30, 1869)
1869–1894: Mathias Jozef Savelberg (May 28, 1825 – August 4, 1894)
1894–1913: M.J. de Hesselle (1855–1935) he also was the town's Pharmacist
1913–1926: Marius Alphonse Marie Waszink (May 18, 1881, Maastricht – October 23, 1943, Breda), later became Minister of Education
1926–1961: Marcel van Grunsven (December 4, 1896 – July 24, 1969)
1962–1964: Charles van Rooy (January 23, 1912, Rotterdam – August 1, 1996, Hilversum)
1964–1976: Frans Gijzels (November 24, 1911, Geleen – April 23, 1977, Heerlen)
1976–1986: Jan Reijnen (born February 3, 1927, Kaatsheuvel)
1986–1992: Piet van Zeil (born August 3, 1927, Hillegom)
1992–2000: Jef Pleumeekers (born December 3, 1945, Eijsden)
2000–2004: Alexander Sakkers (born May 28, 1948, Delft)
2004–2010: Toine Gresel
2010–2015: Paul Depla
2015–2015: Frans Weekers (acting)
since 2015: Ralf Krewinkel
