Jan-Willem Kelder
{{Short description|Royal Netherlands Navy officer (1949–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jan-Willem Kelder
| image = Jan Willem Kelder portrait.jpg
| caption = Kelder in 2005
| office = Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy
| term_start = 5 September 2005
| term_end = 31 August 2007
| predecessor = Vice Admiral Ruurt Klaver
| successor = Lieutenant General Rob Zuiderwijk
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1949|5|31|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|3|7|1949|5|31|df=y}}
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| birth_place = Semarang, Indonesia
| death_place = The Hague, Netherlands
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| allegiance = Netherlands
| branch = {{Navy|Netherlands|prinsengeus}}
| serviceyears = ?–2009
| rank = 20px Vice admiral
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Vice Admiral Jan-Willem Kelder (31 May 1949{{spnd}}7 March 2021) was a Royal Netherlands Navy officer who is a former Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Admiral Benelux.
High command
From 2002 to 2005 Kelder served as deputy Commander of the naval forces. He was promoted to Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy on 5 September 2005. He was succeeded by Lieutenant General Rob Zuiderwijk on 31 August 2007.{{cite web |url=https://www.maritiemnederland.com/nieuws/wisseling-van-de-wacht |title=Wisseling van de wacht |access-date=18 February 2023 |language=nl}}
Personal life
Kelder was married and had two children and four grandchildren.{{cite web|url=https://managementscope.nl/manager/jan-willem-kelder |title=Jan-Willem Kelder |publisher=Management Scope |accessdate=18 February 2023 |language=nl}} He died on 7 March 2021 after a short illness.{{cite web|url=https://www.indischherinneringscentrum.nl/actueel/nieuws/memoriam-jan-willem-kelder |title=In Memoriam: Jan Willem Kelder |publisher=Indisch Herinneringscentrum |accessdate=18 February 2023 |language=nl}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Jan Willem Kelder}}
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Category:Commanders of the Royal Netherlands Navy