Kees van der Staaij
Kees van der Staaij | |
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Parliamentary leader - Reformed Political Party House of Representatives of the Netherlands |
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Assumed office 10 May 2010 |
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Preceded by | Bas van der Vlies |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 19 May 1998 |
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Born | Cornelis Gerrit van der Staaij 12 September 1968 Vlaardingen, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | Reformed Political Party (SGP) |
Spouse(s) | Marlies van Ree |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Benthuizen, Netherlands |
Alma mater | Leiden University (LLM) |
Occupation | Politician Civil servant |
Religion | Old-Reformed Protestant |
Website | (Dutch) Official website |
Cornelis Gerrit "Kees" van der Staaij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːs fɑn dər ˈstaːi];[1] born 12 September 1968) is a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij - SGP). He has been an MP since 19 May 1998 and focuses on matters of judiciary, home affairs, Kingdom relations, foreign policy, the European Union, development aid, the Dutch defense, public health, welfare, sports, immigration and political asylum.
He has also been Party leader since 27 March 2010 and Parliamentary group leader in the House of Representatives since 10 May 2010.
Early life
Van der Staaij was born in Vlaardingen, a city in the province of South Holland. His father was a civil servant in the municipality Maartensdijk.
He went to two Reformed primary schools in Vlaardingen (1974-1979) and Geldermalsen (1979–1980) and to a Reformed secondary school in Amersfoort (1980–1986). He studied law at Leiden University, specialising in constitutional and administrative law.
Politics
Van der Staaij was attracted to politics and became a member of the Reformed Political Party in 1986.
After several jobs in the Council of State of the Netherlands, he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1998. In 2010 he has become party leader as well as Parliamentary leader in both cases succeeding Bas van der Vlies. He was leading his party ('lijsttrekker') in the general election of 2010 [2] and of 2012
References
- (Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- ↑ In isolation, van is pronounced [vɑn] or also [fɑn].
- ↑ (Dutch) Van der Staaij lijsttrekker SGP, Nederland Kiest - Tweede Kamerverkiezingen 2010, 27 March 2010
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Preceded by | Leader of the Reformed Political Party 2010–present |
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Leader of the Reformed Political Party in the House of Representatives 2010–present |
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