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The political groups and councillors

On 1 April 2026, the new municipal council was sworn in. It comprises 39 councillors and 13 council groups, which, in addition to the councillors, are also permitted to appoint group representatives. This will take place on 23 April 2026.

The distribution of seats on the municipal council for the period 2026–2030 is as follows:

  • Local Apeldoorn: 7 councillors
    • Arjan Steenbeek – group leader
    • Peter Messerschmidt
    • Jacqueline Pol
    • Sytse Wiering
    • Joost van den Berg
    • Sedat Yildirim
    • Milica Marinkov
  • GroenLinks/PvdA: 6 councillors
    • Dieuwke de Boer – group leader
    • Ellen Soorsma
    • Martine Berends
    • Sipan Kelani
    • Francien Vissia
    • Fatuma Muhumed
  • VVD Apeldoorn: 5 councillors
    • Stefani Hilferink – group leader
    • Max van Oort
    • Frits van der Ley
    • Nick Derks
    • Johanne Arink
  • CDA Apeldoorn: 4 councillors
    • Alinda Fredriks – group leader
    • Martin Fransen
    • Myrthe Kuiper
    • Hans van Gerrevink
  • D66 Apeldoorn: 3 councillors
    • Bouwien ten Bokum – group leader
    • Elly André
    • Robert Jan Jonker
  • Forum for Democracy: 3 councillors
    • Dennis Kanselaar – group leader
    • Michiel van Asselt
    • Margreet de Wolff
  • SGP Apeldoorn: 2 councillors
    • Jan Kloosterman – group leader
    • Henk van de Weerd
  • WijApeldoorn: 2 councillors
    • Martin Maassen – group leader
    • Lilian Haak
  • 50PLUS: 1 councillor
    • Sjanie Donker – group leader
  • SP Apeldoorn: 1 councillor
    • Sunita Biharie – group leader

More information

On the councillors’ page in the council information system, you can find out, for each individual councillor, what their portfolios are, which written questions have been tabled, and how each councillor has voted during council meetings.

Contact with the council

If you wish to bring a matter to the attention of the municipal council, you can send a letter. For general enquiries about the council and its work, please contact the council secretariat.
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