Roelf de Boer
De Boer in 2002
Deputy Prime Minister
In office 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003 Serving with Johan Remkes
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Eduard Bomhoff
Succeeded by	Gerrit Zalm
Transport and Water Management
In office 22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003
Prime Minister	Jan Peter Balkenende
Preceded by	Tineke Netelenbos
Succeeded by	Karla Peijs
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-09)9 September 1949 (age 75) Rotterdam,Netherlands
Political party	Pim Fortuyn List(2002–2003)
Other political affiliations	VVD
Occupation	Public administrator, politician, businessman

Roelf Hendrik de Boer (born 9 October 1949) is a retired Dutch politician and businessman who was a member thePim Fortuyn List (LPF) and briefly served asDeputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2003.

De Boer served as a reservist in the Dutch navy before becoming a businessman. He worked for theNedlloyd shipping company and then as the president of the European Waterways Transport (EWT). He was a member of theVVD before joining the LPF. de Boer served as part of thefirst Balkenende cabinet as minister for Transport and Water Management and later asDeputy Prime Minister following the resignation ofEduard Bomhoff.^[1] During his time in politics, he campaigned for the prices of rail tickets to be lowered and for smaller fines for mild speeding offenses.^[2]

Following the collapse of the first Balkenende cabinet, he returned to working as a public administrator for Royal Dutch Transport (KNV) and as chairman for theValue8 business investment group. He attempted a return to politics in 2006 by standing for the municipal elections in Rotterdam, but resigned due to health problems.^[3]

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