Johannes Cornelis "Co" Verdaas (born 5 August 1966) is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party. He served as State Secretary for the Ministry of Economic Affairs, dealing with agriculture, nature, food quality, tourism and postal affairs in the Rutte II cabinet from 5 November 2012 Verdaas, PvdA'er op Landbouw, NOS, November 15, 2012 until his resignation on 6 December 2012.As State Secretary for Economic Affairs Verdaas was allowed to use the ministerial title "Minister of Agriculture" while on foreign business. He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from 30 January 2003 until 29 November 2006, and as a member of the provincial executive of Gelderland from 2007 to 2012. Due to doubtful traffic expenses in his capacity of last one, he stepped down as a State Secretary. Staatssecretaris Verdaas treedt af, NOS, December 6, 2012
Verdaas studied urban planning at Radboud University Nijmegen. Het developed the so-called Ladder of Verdaas, a system for solving traffic problems. Besides he is singer and guitarist in the rock band John-Boy & The Waltons.
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