Kees van der Staaij

Kees van der Staaij
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
In office
27 March 2010 – 25 August 2023
Preceded byBas van der Vlies
Succeeded byChris Stoffer
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
in the House of Representatives
In office
10 May 2010 – 25 August 2023
Preceded byBas van der Vlies
Succeeded byChris Stoffer
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
19 May 1998 – 5 December 2023
Personal details
Born
Cornelis Gerrit van der Staaij

(1968-09-12) 12 September 1968 (age 56)
Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Political partyReformed Political Party
Spouse
Marlies van Ree
(m. 1994)
ResidenceBenthuizen
Alma materLeiden University (LLM)
Occupation
Website(in Dutch) Official website

Cornelis Gerrit "Kees" van der Staaij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːs fɑn dər ˈstaːi];[a] born 12 September 1968) is a Dutch politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2023 and Leader of the Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) between 2010 and 2023.[1] As a parliamentarian, he focused on matters of judiciary, home affairs, Kingdom relations, foreign policy, the European Union, development aid, the defense, public health, welfare, sports, immigration and political asylum. Van der Staaij had been the longest running member of the House of Representatives from 2017 until 2023.


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  1. ^ du Pré, Raoul (2023-08-25). "De politieke generatiewissel raakt zelfs de SGP: Kees van der Staaij verlaat het toneel". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-11-10.