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Han Polman
King's CommissionerofZeeland

Incumbent

Assumed office
1 March 2013
Preceded byKarla Peijs
MayorofBergen op Zoom
In office
16 May 2005 – 1 March 2013
Preceded byDick de Cloe (Acting)
Succeeded byDick de Cloe (Acting)
MayorofNoordwijkerhout
In office
1 December 2001 – 16 May 2005
Preceded byIrma Günther (Acting)
Succeeded byIrma Günther (Acting)
Member of the municipal councilofThe Hague
In office
12 April 1994 – 1 December 2001
Personal details
Born

Johannes Marcellus Maria Polman


(1963-01-16) 16 January 1963 (age 61)
Ootmarsum, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66
SpouseMarried
Children4 children
Residence(s)Middelburg, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Twente (Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Public Administration)
OccupationPolitician
Civil servant

Johannes Marcellus Maria "Han" Polman (born 16 January 1963) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He has been the King's Commissioner of Zeeland since 1 March 2013. Previously he was MayorofBergen op Zoom and Noordwijkerhout.[1]

Biography[edit]

Polman entered politics at a young age, he worked as a civil servant at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 1986 until 2000, he was only twenty-three at the time. He served as a municipal councillor in The Hague from 12 April 1994 to 1 December 2001. He also served as Director of Welfare in Vlaardingen from 2000 to 1 December 2001, when he became MayorofNoordwijkerhout (former municipality since 2019). Upon his appointment, he was the youngest mayor in the Netherlands, at the age of thirty-eight. In 2005 he left Noordwijkerhout when he was selected as Mayor of Bergen op Zoom. On 1 March 2013, he succeeded Karla Peijs as the Queen's Commissioner (from 30 April 2013: King's Commissioner) of Zeeland.[2]

Polman is married and has four children.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Ministerraad benoemt Han Polman tot nieuwe commissaris van de koningin, Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant, 7 December 2012
  • ^ (in Dutch) Han Polman nieuwe commissaris in Zeeland, Algemeen Dagblad, 3 December 2012
  • ^ (in Dutch) Han Polman (51) opvolger van Peijs als Zeeuwse commissaris van de Koningin, Zeeland.blog.nl, 3 December 2012

    • External links[edit]

    Political offices
    Preceded by

    Jan Andel
    Irma Günther (acting)

    		 MayorofNoordwijkerhout
    2001–2005     		Succeeded by

    Gerrit Goedhart
    Irma Günther (acting)

    Preceded by

    Peter van der Velden
    Dick de Cloe (acting)

    		 MayorofBergen op Zoom
    2005–2013     		Succeeded by

    Frank Petter
    Dick de Cloe (acting)

    Preceded by

    Karla Peijs

    		 King's CommissionerofZeeland
    2013–present     		Incumbent


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