Leendert Verbeek (The Netherlands, SOC/G/PD) is the President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. He was elected for this position on 23 March 2021 for a mandate of two years and a half. Verbeek is serving as the King’s Commissioner for the Province of Flevoland in the Netherlands and he had previously held office as President of the Monitoring Committee of the Congress.