politics, in June 2010 he was nominated as the next Kings's Commissioner of North Holland serving from 1 July 2010 until 1 January 2019. He also served on several state commissions and councils on behalf of the government (Parliamentary Reform Commission, Council for Public Administration, Advisory Council for Spatial Planning and the Van Thijn Commission). After his retirement Remkes occupies numerous seats as a corporate director and nonprofit director for supervisory boards in the business and industry world and several international non-governmental organizations and research institutes. In 2018, he made known he would step down from the position in January 2019 to definitely retire from politics. He has been succeeded by former Haarlemmermeer alderman and also VVD politician Arthur van Dijk. Decorations References External links Official J.W. (Johan) Remkes, Parlement.com 1951 births Living people 20th-century Dutch civil servants 20th-century Dutch politicians 21st-century Dutch businesspeople 21st-century Dutch civil servants 21st-century Dutch politicians Commanders of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Commandeurs of the Légion d'honneur Deputy Prime Ministers of the Netherlands Dutch agnostics Dutch corporate directors Dutch nonprofit directors Dutch nonprofit executives Grand Officers of the Order of Leopold II King's and Queen's Commissioners of Limburg King's and Queen's Commissioners of North Holland Mayors of The Hague Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Groningen Members of the Provincial-Executive of Groningen Ministers of Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands Ministers of the Interior of the Netherlands Municipal councillors of Groningen (city) Officers of the Order of Orange-Nassau People from Menterwolde People's Party for Freedom and Democracy politicians State Secretaries for Housing and Spatial Planning of the Netherlands University of Groningen alumni