Johan Remkes | |
|---|---|
 Remkes in 2010 | |
| King's Commissioner of Limburg | |
Acting | |
| In office 19 April 2021 – 1 December 2021 | |
| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Preceded by | Theo Bovens |
| Succeeded by | Emile Roemer |
| Mayor of The Hague | |
Acting | |
| In office 11 October 2019 – 1 July 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Boudewijn Revis (ad interim) |
| Succeeded by | Jan van Zanen |
| King's Commissioner of North Holland | |
| In office 1 July 2010 – 1 January 2019 | |
| Monarchs | Beatrix (2010–2013) Willem-Alexander (2013–2019) |
| Preceded by | Elisabeth Post (ad interim) |
| Succeeded by | Arthur van Dijk |
| 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 of the Netherlands | |
| In office 22 July 2002 – 27 May 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 – 27 May 2003 | |
| In office 23 May 2002 – 22 July 2002 | |
| In office 26 October 1993 – 3 August 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johannes Wijnandus Remkes 15 June 1951 Zuidbroek, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1973) |
| Spouse |
Nicolette Pinkster (m. 1984) |
| Residence | Haarlem |
| Alma mater | University of Groningen (BEc) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Corporate director · Nonprofit director |
Johannes Wijnandus "Johan" Remkes (born 15 June 1951) is a Dutch politician and nonprofit director who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2003 under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).[1]
Remkes studied Economics at the University of Groningen obtaining a Bachelor of Economics degree. Remkes served as chairman of the political youth organisation JOVD from July 1975 until November 1977. Remkes worked as member of the Provincial-Executive of Groningen from May 1982 until October 1993. Remkes became a member of the House of Representatives on 26 October 1993 serving as a frontbencher and spokesperson for Housing. After the election of 1998 Remkes was appointed as State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment under the Second Kok cabinet taking office on 3 August 1998. After the election of 2002 Remkes was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the First Balkenende cabinet, which took office on 22 July 2002 but fell just 87 days into its term. After the election of 2003 Remkes continued as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in the Second Balkenende cabinet. The cabinet fell on 30 June 2006 and was replaced with the caretaker Third Balkenende cabinet with Remkes retaining his position. After the election of 2006 Remkes returned to the House of Representatives on 30 November 2006 and served as a frontbencher and spokesperson for the Interior. In March 2010, Remkes announced that he would not stand for the election of 2010 and declined to serve in new cabinet.
Remkes continued to be active in politics and in June 2010 was nominated as the next King's Commissioner of North Holland serving from 1 July 2010 until 1 January 2019. Remkes also became active in the public sector as non-profit director and serves on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government. In September 2019, Remkes was appointed as Acting Mayor of The Hague serving from 11 October 2019 until 1 July 2020.[2]
From 19 April 2021 until 1 December 2021 Remkes was Acting King's Commissioner of Limburg.[3]
- ^ (in Dutch) Noord-Holland eindhalte voor Johan Remkes, De Telegraaf, 12 April 2010.
- ^ "Remkes voor een jaar naar Den Haag, raad doet aangifte van uitlekken gesprek" (in Dutch). NOS. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Benoeming waarnemend commissaris van de Koning in Limburg Archived 2021-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, Provincie Limburg, 16 April 2021