Hannie Bruinsma-Kleijwegt

Johanna "Hannie" Bruinsma-Kleijwegt (14 July 1936 – 21 February 2021) was a Dutch politician. She was a member of the municipal council for Dongeradeel and the Provincial Council of Friesland. Between 1992 and 1996, she was the mayor of Zaanstad. She was a member of the Labour Party.

Early life
Bruinsma-Kleijwegt was born on 14 July 1936 in Nij Beets. Her father was a teacher and a co-founder of the Labour Party (PvdA) in Friesland and her uncle,, was one of the national co-founders of the party. She had two younger siblings:, who later became mayor of Assen, and , who later became mayor of Sliedrecht and Hellevoetsluis. She studied chemistry after high school and began working in laboratories for Mekog in IJmuiden and Caltex in Pernis. She married Jasper Bruinsma, a general practitioner, and the couple moved to Ee.

Political career
Bruinsma-Kleijwegt initially joined the Pacifist Socialist Party. She switched parties to the PvdA in 1968 as a result of the influence of Joop den Uyl. She was initially elected to the municipal council for Dongeradeel as a member of the PvdA in 1970 and later became a member of the Provincial Council of Friesland. She was a member of the executive between 1981 and 1991 with responsibility for public health and social work and transport and public works. She was the first female deputy in Friesland.

She was appointed mayor of Zaanstad on 28 February 1992 to succeed. She struggled with the administrative culture in the town, which revolved around six aldermen. She had conflicts with the city clerk and the police chief; a comment about the latter led to a vote of no confidence which she narrowly won. She ultimately resigned from the position in 1996.

She died in Drachten on 21 February 2021 at the age of 84.