Since 7 June 2011 he has been a member of the Senate, and since 1 February 2012 he is President of the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences (HBO-raad).
Since 7 June 2011 he has been a member of the Senate. From January 2007 until February 2012 he was mayor of the city of Nijmegen and since then he has been President of the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences (HBO-raad).