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Johan Remkes
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). 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 Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of King's And Queen's Commissioners Of Limburg
The King's Commissioner of Limburg (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Commissaris van de Koning in Limburg'') is the chairman of both the States of Limburg as well as the provincial executive. on Parlement.com (in Dutch) In the Provinces of the Netherlands, Dutch province of Limburg (Netherlands), Limburg, the King's commissioner, King's Commissioner is usually called ''Gouverneur'' (governor), as in Belgium. Similarly, the ''Provinciehuis'' (Province Hall) in Maastricht is called ''Gouvernement'' (Governor's Residence). This local custom arose from the particular status of the current province in the nineteenth century. In 1830, the whole of the province of Limburg, which at the time consisted of both the present Dutch and Belgian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roelf De Boer
Roelf Hendrik de Boer (born 9 October 1949, Rotterdam) is a retired Dutch politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ... and businessman who was a member the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) and briefly served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003. Biography De Boer served as a reservist in the Dutch navy before becoming a businessman. He worked for the Nedlloyd shipping company and then as the president of the European Waterways Transport (EWT). He was a member of the VVD before joining the LPF. de Boer served as part of the first Balkenende cabinet as minister for Transport and Water Management and later as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Deputy Prime Minister following the resignation of Eduard Bomhoff. During his t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
