De Grave worked as a political consultant for the People 's Party for Freedom and Democracy from 1979 until 1982 . De Grave was elected as a Member of the House of Representatives after the election of 1982 , taking office on 16 September 1982 . In May 1990 De Grave was selected as an Alderman in Amsterdam . He resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives the day he was installed as Alderman , taking office on 8 May 1990 . De Grave served as acting Mayor of Amsterdam from 18 January 1994 until 1 June 1994 following the appointment of Ed van Thijn as Minister of the Interior in the Cabinet Lubbers III . De Grave was appointed as State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Cabinet Kok I following the resignation of Robin Linschoten , taking office on 2 July 1996 . After the election of 1998 De Grave returned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 19 May 1998 . Following the cabinet formation De Grave was appointment as Minister of Defence in the Cabinet Kok II , taking office on 3 August 1998 . The Cabinet Kok II resigned on 16 April 2002 following the conclusions of the NIOD report into the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War with the cabinet continuing to serve in a demissionary capacity . After the election of 2002 De Grave returned as a Member of the House of Representatives , taking office on 23 May 2002 . Following the cabinet formation De Grave was not giving a ministerial post in the new cabinet . The Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I on 22 July 2002
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
Frank de Grave