Johannes Marcellus Maria "Han" Polman (born 16 January 1963) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party. He served as King's Commissioner of Zeeland from 1 March 2013 until 16 September 2024. Previously he was Mayor of Bergen op Zoom and Noordwijkerhout.[1]
Biography
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 Mayor of Noordwijkerhout (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
- ^ (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
- Drs. J.M.M. (Han) Polman, Parlement.com (in Dutch)
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