 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Jorritsma akasarudzwa senhengo yeImba yeVamiriri mushure mesarudzo ya1982, achishanda kubva musi wa16 Gunyana 1982 kusvika musi wa3 Chikumi 1986. Jorritsma akadzoka senhengo yeImba yeVamiririri mushure mekunge Wim van Eekelen agadzwa Gurukota rezvekudzivirirwa muKabineti Lubbers II mushure mesarudzo ya1986, achitora chigaro musi wa30 Chikunguru 1986 achishanda semutungamiri uye mutauriri weZvirongwa zveNzvimbo. Mushure mesarudzo dza1994, Jorritsma akagadzwa seGurukota rezvekutakura uye Water Management muKabineti Kok I, achitora basa musi wa22 Nyamavhuvhu 1994. Mushure mesarudzo dza1998 Jorritsma akadzoka senhengo yeImba yeVamiriri, achitora basa musi wa19 Chivabvu 1998. Zvichitevera kuumbwa kwehurumende ya1998, Jorritsma akagadzwa seMutevedzeri weMutungamiriri weHurumende uye Gurukota rezvehupfumi muHurumende Kok II, achitora basa musi wa3 Nyamavhuvhu 1998. Hurumende Kok II yakasiya basa musi wa 16 Kubvumbi 2002 zvichitevera mhedzisiro yeNIOD mushumo muSrebrenica kuurayiwa panguva yeHondo yeBosniauye akapfuurira kubatira mumugariro wokurega basa. Mushure mesarudzo dza2002 Jorritsma akadzokazve senhengo yeImba yeVamiriri, achitora basa musi wa 23 Chivabvu 2002. Mushure mekugadzirwa kwemakurukota e2002 Jorritsma anga asiri kupa chinzvimbo chemakurukota mukabhineti nyowani, Kabhineti Kok II yakatsiviwa neKabineti Balkenende I musi wa22 Chikunguru 2002 uye akaramba achishanda muImba yeVamiriri semutungamiri wepamberi uye mutauriri weSocial Affairs uye Employment. Muna Gumiguru 2002 Jorritsma akazivisa kuti aisazomira musarudzo ya2003 uye akaramba achishanda kusvika pakupera kwetemu yeparamende musi wa30 Ndira 2003. 