Vermeend worked as a researcher at the Leiden University from 1971 until 1977 and as a associate professor of Tax law at the Leiden University from 1977 until 1984 . Vermeend became a Member of the House of Representatives after Schelto Patijn was appointed as Queen 's Commissioner of South Holland , taking office on 19 June 1984 . Vermeend also served as a professor of Tax law at the University of Groningen , serving from 1 January 1991 until 22 August 1994 . After the election of 1994 Vermeend was appointed as State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Kok I , taking office on 22 August 1994 . After the election of 1998 Vermeend returned as a Member of the House of Representatives , taking office on 19 May 1998 . Following the cabinet formation Vermeend continued as State Secretary for Finance in the Cabinet Kok II , taking office on 3 August 1998 . Vermeend was appointed as Minister of Social Affairs and Employment following the appointed of Klaas de Vries as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations , taking office on 24 March 2000 . 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 Vermeend returned as a Member of the House of Representatives , taking office on 23 May 2002 . The Cabinet Kok II was replaced by the Cabinet Balkenende I on 22 July 2002 . Shortly after the installation of the new cabinet Vermeend announced his retirement from national politics and resigned as a Member of the House of Representatives on 26 July 2002
Srebrenica massacre
Srebrenica massacre
Willem Vermeend