Jan-Willem Kelder

Vice Admiral Jan-Willem Kelder (31 May 1949 – 7 March 2021) was a Royal Netherlands Navy officer who is a former Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy and Admiral Benelux.

Jan-Willem Kelder
Kelder in 2005
Commander of the Royal Netherlands Navy
In office 5 September 2005 – 31 August 2007
Preceded by	Vice Admiral Ruurt Klaver
Succeeded by	Lieutenant General Rob Zuiderwijk
Personal details
Born	(1949-05-31)31 May 1949 Semarang, Indonesia
Died	7 March 2021(2021-03-07) (aged 71) The Hague, Netherlands
Military service
Allegiance	Netherlands
Branch/service	Royal Netherlands Navy
Years of service	?–2009
Rank	Vice admiral

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.^[1]

Personal life

Kelder was married and had two children and four grandchildren.^[2] He died on 7 March 2021 after a short illness.^[3]