Johan Remkes

Johan Remkes
Johan Remkes in 2010
King's Commissioner of North Holland
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2010
Monarch	Beatrix (2010–2013) Willem-Alexander (2013–present)
Preceded by	Harry Borghouts
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
In office 22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Klaas de Vries
Succeeded by	Guusje ter Horst
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 Serving with Eduard Bomhoff (2002) Roelf de Boer (2002–2003)
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Annemarie Jorritsma Els Borst
Succeeded by	Gerrit Zalm Thom de Graaf
State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
In office 3 August 1998 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Dick Tommel
Succeeded by	Pieter van Geel
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 30 November 2006 – 17 June 2010
In office 30 January 2003 – May 27, 2003
In office 27 May 2002 – 22 July 2002
In office 26 October 1993 – 3 August 1998
Personal details
Born	Johannes Wijnandus Remkes (1951-06-15) 15 June 1951 Zuidbroek, Netherlands
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Residence	Haarlem, Netherlands
Alma mater	University of Groningen (Bachelor of Economics)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant Corporate director

Johannes Wijnandus "Johan" Remkes (born 15 June 1951) is a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) serving as the King's Commissioner of North Holland since 1 July 2010.^[1]

He previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from October 26, 1993, until August 3, 1998, when he became State secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Cabinet Kok II, serving from August 3, 1998, until July 22, 2002. He returned to the House of Representatives for two short periods serving from May 23 to July 22, 2002, and from January 30 to May 27, 2003. He became Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations and Deputy Prime Minister in the First Balkenende cabinet. After the fall of the cabinet, he remained Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Second and Third Balkenende cabinets but was replaced as Deputy Prime Minister by VVD party leader Gerrit Zalm. He served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from July 22, 2002, until February 22, 2007, and as Deputy Prime Minister from July 22, 2002, until May 27, 2003. He returned as a Member of the House of Representatives after the inauguration of the Cabinet Balkenende IV, serving from November 30, 2006, until June 17, 2010, when he became the Queen's Commissioner of North Holland.

Decorations

• Order of Orange-Nassau
  • Officer (April 11, 2007)

References

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) J.W. (Johan) Remkes Parlement & Politiek

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