
City Council composition

The municipal council is the highest governing body of a municipality. Every four years, the municipal council is elected by residents. The last municipal elections were held on March 18, 2026. The number of council members depends on the population. In Leudal, the municipal council consists of 25 council members, currently divided among five political parties. Mayor Désirée Schmalschläger is the chair of the municipal council. Council Member Peeters-Severin is the acting chair of the council.
The City Council meets approximately every 5 weeks in the Council Chamber of the City Hall. Meetings generally take place on a Tuesday and normally begin at 7:30 p.m. They are open to the public and are broadcast live on local TV by broadcaster ML5. You can also watch the council meeting on https://channel.royalcast.com/leudal. You can access the meeting documents through our website.

Stan Backus
Position: Council Member
City: Heythuysen
Email: s.backus@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
Voting record at council meetings

Peter Francot
Position: Council Member
City: Baexem
Email: p.francot@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
Voting record at council meetings

Léon Linssen
Position: Council Member
City: Nunhem
Email: l.linssen@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
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Pauline Buurman
Position: Council Member
City: Horn
Email: p.buurman@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
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Steef Maessen
Position: Council Member
City: Ell
Email: s.maessen@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
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Peter Boonen
Position: Council Member
City: Haelen
Email: pe.boonen@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
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Gerry Teeuwen
Position: Council Member
City: Haler
Email: g.teeuwen@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
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Mart Janssen
Position: Council Member
City: Roggel
Email: m.janssen@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
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Silke Geenen
Position: Council Member
City: Neeritter
Email: s.geenen@leudal.nl
Political party: Ronduit Open
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Michel Graef
Position: Council Member
City: Horn
Email: m.graef@leudal.nl
Political party: Samen Verder
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Patty Peeters-Severin
Position: Council Member
City: Heythuysen
Email: p.peeters@leudal.nl
Political party: Samen Verder
Voting record at council meetings

Dirk Voermans
Position: Council Member
City: Roggel
Email: d.voermans@leudal.nl
Political party: Samen Verder
Voting record at council meetings

Hen Sleven
Position: Council Member
City: Hunsel
Email: h.sleven@leudal.nl
Political party: Samen Verder
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Carole Piepers
Position: Council Member
City: Baexem
Email: c.piepers@leudal.nl
Political party: Samen Verder
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Peter Stakenborg
Position: Council Member
City: Grathem
Email: p.stakenborg@leudal.nl
Political party: Samen Verder
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Elle Snijders
Position: Council Member
City: Roggel
Email: e.snijders@leudal.nl
Political party: CDA
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Jeanine Beckers
Position: Council Member
City: Heythuysen
Email: j.beckers@leudal.nl
Political party: CDA
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John Nouwen
Position: Council Member
City: Heythuysen
Email: j.nouwen@leudal.nl
Political party: CDA
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Vince Janssen
Position: Council Member
City: Horn
Email: v.janssen@leudal.nl
Political party: CDA
Voting record in council meetings

Peter van Nieuwenhoven
Position: Council Member
City: Roggel
Email: p.vannieuwenhoven@leudal.nl
Political party: CDA
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Jort Raemakers
Position:Council Member
City: Neer
Email: j.raemakers@leudal.nl
Political party: D66
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Job van den Kerkhof
Position: Council Member
City: Roggel
Email:j.vandenkerkhof@leudal.nl
Political party: D66
Voting record in council meetings

Rens Raemakers
Position:Council Member
City: Neer
Email: r.raemakers@leudal.nl
Political party: D66
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Romy van Heur
Position: Council Member
City: Roggel
Email:r.vanheur@leudal.nl
Political party: D66
Voting record in council meetings

Ton Ehlen
Position:Council Member
City: Roggel
Email: t.ehlen@leudal.nl
Political party: Groenlinks
Voting record at council meetings

Désirée H. Schmalschläger
Position: Mayor
Postbus: Postbus 3008, 6093 ZG Heythuysen

Frank Simons
Position: Registrar
E-mail: f.simons@leudal.nl
