Arno Brok

Arno Brok
Arno Brok in 2011
King's Commissioner of Friesland
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 March 2017
Monarch	Willem-Alexander
Preceded by	John Jorritsma
Mayor of Dordrecht
In office 1 February 2010 – 1 March 2017
Preceded by	Ronald Bandell
Succeeded by	Peter van der Velden
Mayor of Sneek
In office 1 December 2003 – 1 February 2010
Preceded by	Siebold Hartkamp
Succeeded by	Haijo Apotheker
Personal details
Born	Arnoud Adrianus Maria Brok (1968-07-29) 29 July 1968 Leerdam, Netherlands
Political party	People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
Alma mater	Thorbecke Academie (Bachelor of Public Administration) University of Twente (Master of Public Administration)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant

Arnoud Adrianus Maria "Arno" Brok (born 29 July 1968) is a Dutch politician serving as the King's Commissioner of Friesland since 2017. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), he previously served as Mayor of Sneek from 2003 to 2010 and Mayor of Dordrecht from 2010 until 2017.

Arno Brok is one of three openly gay politicians who served as King's Commissioner, the other two are: Clemens Cornielje, and Jan Franssen.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre	Holy See
	Officer of the Order of Oranje-Nassau	Netherlands	24 February 2017

See also

• List of openly LGBT heads of government
• List of LGBT holders of political offices in the Netherlands

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Drs. A.A.M. (Arno) Brok Parlement & Politiek