Jaap Smit (born 8 March 1957) is a Dutch preacher, manager, trade unionist and government official serving as the King's Commissioner of South Holland since 2014.

He studied theology at Leiden University between 1976 and 1983 with side courses in masscommunication and public relations.

[1] In 1979 he already returned to his former lyceum to teach courses in religion and life stance, he continued until 1984.

He then became a mental caretaker in the Dutch Army at Seedorf, Lower Saxony in Germany, also for four years.

[2] At the start of his term he said he would focus on making the province level of government more visible and ensuring that trust of the population would be made a priority.