Bas van der Vlies

Bas van der Vlies
van der Vlies in 1986
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
In office
22 May 1986 – 9 June 2010
Preceded byHenk van Rossum
Succeeded byKees van der Staaij
Parliamentary groupReformed Political Party
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
In office
22 May 1986 – 27 March 2010
Preceded byHenk van Rossum
Succeeded byKees van der Staaij
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
10 June 1981 – 17 June 2010
Personal details
Born
Bastiaan Johannis van der Vlies

(1942-06-29)29 June 1942
Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Died8 November 2021(2021-11-08) (aged 79)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Political partyReformed Political Party
(from 1961)
Spouse
Willy Coster
(m. 1968)
ChildrenFour children
Residence(s)Maartensdijk, Netherlands
Alma materDelft University of Technology
(Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
OccupationPolitician · Engineer · Teacher

Bastiaan Johannis "Bas" van der Vlies (29 June 1942 – 7 November 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) and teacher.

He was an MP from 10 June 1981 to 17 June 2010. He was also both Parliamentary leader and Leader of the Reformed Political Party from 22 May 1986 to 10 May 2010.[1] Van der Vlies obtained a hydraulic engineering degree from the Delft University of Technology. He worked as a maths teacher before becoming a politician.

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Bas van der Vlies 25 jaar Kamerlid, Parlement.com, 1 June 2006