Johan Remkes
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His Excellency Johan Remkes |
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Johan Remkes in 2010
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| King's Commissioner of North Holland | |
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Assumed office 1 July 2010 |
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| Monarch |
Beatrix (2010–2013) Willem-Alexander (since 2013) |
| Preceded by | Harry Borghouts |
| Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands | |
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In office 22 July 2002 – 22 February 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Klaas de Vries |
| Succeeded by | Guusje ter Horst |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands | |
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In office 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 Serving with Eduard Bomhoff (2002) Roelf de Boer (2002–2003) |
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| 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 | |
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In office 3 Augustus 1998 – 22 July 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Wim Kok |
| Preceded by | Dick Tommel |
| Succeeded by | Pieter van Geel |
| Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
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In office 30 November 2006 – 17 June 2010 |
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In office 30 January 2003 – May 27, 2003 |
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In office 27 May 2002 – 22 July 2002 |
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In office 26 October 1993 – 3 Augustus 1998 |
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| Personal details | |
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Johannes Wijnandus Remkes 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.
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