Johan Remkes

His Excellency Johan Remkes
Johan Remkes in 2010
King's Commissioner of North Holland
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2010
Monarch	Beatrix (2010–2013) Willem-Alexander (since 2013)
Preceded by	Harry Borghouts
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands
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 of the Netherlands
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
Undersecretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment of the Netherlands
In office 3 Augustus 1998 – 22 July 2002
Prime Minister	Wim Kok
Preceded by	Dick Tommel
Succeeded by	Pieter van Geel
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
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 Augustus 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). He is the King's Commissioner of North Holland since 1 July 2010.

He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from October 26, 1993, until Augustus 3, 1998, when he became State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment in the Cabinet Kok II, serving from Augustus 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 Cabinet Balkenende I. After the fall of the cabinet, he remained Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Cabinets Balkenende II and III 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)

External links

Official

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

Government offices
Preceded by Dick Tommel	Undersecretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment of the Netherlands 1998–2002	Succeeded by Pieter van Geel
Preceded by Klaas de Vries	Minister of the Interior of the Netherlands 2002–2007	Succeeded by Guusje ter Horst
Political offices
Preceded by Annemarie Jorritsma Els Borst	Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands 2002–2003 Served alongside: Eduard Bomhoff (2002) Roelf de Boer (2002–2003)	Succeeded by Gerrit Zalm Thom de Graaf
Preceded by Harry Borghouts	King's Commissioner of North Holland 2010–	Incumbent