Kees van der Staaij
Cornelis Gerrit "Kees" van der Staaij (born 12 September 1968 in Vlaardingen) is a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP). He has been political leader since 2010.
Kees van der Staaij | |
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| Parliamentary group leader | |
| Assumed office 10 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bas van der Vlies |
| Party leader | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Bas van der Vlies |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 19 May 1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cornelis Gerrit van der Staaij 12 September 1968 Vlaardingen, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Reformed Political Party (SGP) (1986-) |
| Residence | Benthuizen, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
| Website | www.parlement.com |
Education and career
He has been a member of the Second Chamber since 1998 and parliamentary leader since 2010.
Van der Staaij studied law at Leiden University and worked at the Council of State.
He has written some books on the Christian faith and politics. He is a Reformed Christian, and a strong supporter of Biblical values.
References
- (in Dutch) Bio at Parlement.com
Other websites
House of Representatives 31 March 2021 – present | ||
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 34) |
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| Democrats 66 (D66 – 24) | ||
| Party for Freedom (PVV – 17) | ||
| Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 14) |
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| Socialist Party (SP – 9) |
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| Labour Party (PvdA – 9) | ||
| GroenLinks (GL – 8) |
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| Party for the Animals (PvdD – 6) |
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| Forum for Democracy (FVD – 5) |
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| Christian Union (CU – 5) | ||
| JA21 (JA21 – 3) |
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| Reformed Political Party (SGP – 3) |
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| DENK (DENK – 3) | ||
| Volt Netherlands (VOLT – 2) |
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| Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB – 1) | ||
| BIJ1 (BIJ1 – 1) | ||
| Van Haga Group (Indep. – 3) |
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| Member Gündoğan (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Den Haan (Indep. – 1) | ||
| Member Omtzigt (Indep. – 1) | ||
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