Rob Verkerk
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| name = Rob Verkerk
| image = Rob Verkerk C-ZSK.jpg
| caption = Rob Verkerk, Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy
| office = Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy
| term_start = 26 September 2014
| term_end = 22 September 2017
| predecessor = Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom
| successor = Vice Admiral Rob Kramer
| birth_date = 17 April 1960
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| birth_place = The Hague
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| allegiance = {{flag|Netherlands}}
| branch = {{Navy|Netherlands|prinsengeus}}, Netherlands Marine Corps
| serviceyears = 1978–2017
| rank = 20px Lieutenant General
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| battles = Cold War
Bosnian War
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Lieutenant general Robert (Rob) Verkerk (born 17 April 1960, The Hague) is a retired officer of the Netherlands Marine Corps who served as the 4th Commander of the Naval Forces from 26 september 2014 untl his retirement on 22 september 2017.[http://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2014/04/16/nieuwe-commandant-zeestrijdkrachten-bekend New Commandant Zeestrijdkrachten announced], defensie.nl, 16 April 2014. he was succeeded by Rob Kramer
Naval career
Verkerk began his career in the Royal Netherlands Navy in 1978 at the Koninklijk Instituut voor de Marine. In 1982 he became officer. After that he underwent commando, parachutist and ski instructor training among other things. He became commanding officer of different Marine platoons, companies and battalions. In the 1990s he was sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[http://www.tweedekamer.nl/downloads/document/index.jsp?id=323d910a-aced-4f24-90a8-b3259f4e1e0d CV BGENMARS Verkerk], Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal.
Obtaining the rank of a brigadier general Verkerk became Director Operations CZSK in 2007 and Commander of the Marine Corps at the same time.[http://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2007/08/24/commando-overdracht-korps-mariniers-1 Transfer of command at the Dutch Marine Corps], defensie.nl, 24 August 2007. In 2012 he was promoted to major general and became Deputy Commander of the Naval Forces.[http://www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieuws/2012/03/30/oppelaar-nieuwe-commandant-korps-mariniers-video Oppelaar becomes new commander of the Dutch Marine Corps], defensie.nl, 30 March 2012.
On 26 September 2014 he followed vice admiral Matthieu Borsboom and became Commander Naval Forces and was promoted to lieutenant general.
on 22 September 2017 Verkerk retired and subsequently handed command over to his successor Rob Kramer
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Category:Commanders of the Royal Netherlands Navy