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Arnoud Adrianus Maria "Arno" Brok (born 29 July 1968) is a Dutch politician serving as the
King's Commissioner A King's commissioner (, ''CvdK'') is the head of government and legislature in a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands. When the List of monarchs of the Netherlands, reigning monarch is a woman, the title is Queen's commission ...
of
Friesland Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), named after the Frisians, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen (p ...
since 2017.Arno Brok nieuwe commissaris van de koning van Friesland
NOS, 21 December 2016. A member of the
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ( , VVD) is a Conservative liberalism, conservative-liberal List of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party (Netherl ...
(VVD), he previously served as
Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
of
Sneek Sneek (; ) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city southwest of Leeuwarden and the seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. As of 2011 it is the seat of the municipality of Súdw ...
from 2003 to 2010 and
Mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
of
Dordrecht Dordrecht (), historically known in English as Dordt (still colloquially used in Dutch, ) or Dort, is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Western Netherlands, lo ...
from 2010 until 2017. Arno Brok is one of three openly gay politicians who served as King's Commissioner, the other two are: Clemens Cornielje, and Jan Franssen.


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* List of openly LGBT heads of government * List of LGBT holders of political offices in the Netherlands


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Drs. A.A.M. (Arno) Brok
Parlement.com 1968 births Living people 20th-century Dutch civil servants 20th-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians Aldermen of Leeuwarden Dutch gay politicians King's and Queen's Commissioners of Friesland Members of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre LGBTQ conservatism LGBTQ governors and heads of sub-national entities LGBTQ mayors of places in the Netherlands Mayors in Friesland Mayors of Dordrecht Municipal councillors of Leeuwarden Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau People from Leerdam People from Sneek People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians University of Twente alumni {{Netherlands-VVD-politician-stub