Thom de Graaf

Thom de Graaf
de Graaf in 2018
Vice-President of the Council of State
Assumed office
1 November 2018
MonarchWillem-Alexander
Preceded byPiet Hein Donner
Parliamentary leader in the Senate
In office
9 June 2015  26 June 2018
Preceded byRoger van Boxtel
Succeeded byHans Engels
Parliamentary groupDemocrats 66
Member of the Senate
In office
7 June 2011  20 September 2018
Parliamentary groupDemocrats 66
Mayor of Nijmegen
In office
8 January 2007  1 February 2012
Preceded byGuusje ter Horst
Succeeded byWim Dijkstra (ad interim)
Deputy Prime Minister
In office
27 May 2003  23 March 2005
Serving with Gerrit Zalm
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byJohan Remkes
Roelf de Boer
Succeeded byLaurens Jan Brinkhorst
Minister for Governmental Reform
and Kingdom Relations
In office
27 May 2003  23 March 2005
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAlexander Pechtold
Leader of the Democrats 66
In office
30 May 1998  22 January 2003
Preceded byEls Borst
Succeeded byBoris Dittrich
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
30 May 1998  22 January 2003
Preceded byEls Borst
Succeeded byBoris Dittrich
In office
21 November 1997  19 May 1998
Preceded byGerrit Jan Wolffensperger
Succeeded byEls Borst
Parliamentary groupDemocrats 66
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
17 May 1994  27 May 2003
Parliamentary groupDemocrats 66
Personal details
Born
Thomas Carolus de Graaf

(1957-06-11) 11 June 1957
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66 (from 1977)
Children2
Parent
Residence(s)Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Alma materRadboud University Nijmegen
(Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation
Website(in Dutch) Vice-President of the Council of State

Thomas Carolus de Graaf (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑz ˈɣraːf]; born 11 June 1957) is a Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. He is the Vice-President of the Council of State since 1 November 2018.