Han Polman | |
Office: | King's Commissioner of Zeeland |
Term Start: | 1 March 2013 |
Predecessor: | Karla Peijs |
Office1: | Mayor of Bergen op Zoom |
Term Start1: | 16 May 2005 |
Term End1: | 1 March 2013 |
Office2: | Mayor of Noordwijkerhout |
Term Start2: | 1 December 2001 |
Term End2: | 16 May 2005 |
Office3: | Member of the municipal council of The Hague |
Term Start3: | 12 April 1994 |
Term End3: | 1 December 2001 |
Birthname: | Johannes Marcellus Maria Polman |
Birth Date: | 16 January 1963 |
Birth Place: | Ootmarsum, Netherlands |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Party: | Democrats 66 |
Spouse: | Married |
Children: | 4 children |
Residence: | Middelburg, Netherlands |
Alma Mater: | University of Twente (Bachelor of Public Administration, Master of Public Administration) |
Occupation: | Politician 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 Mayor of Bergen op Zoom and Noordwijkerhout.[1]
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]