| Office: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start: | 6 December 2023 |
| Party: | VVD |
| Birth Date: | 13 May 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Ede, Netherlands |
Arend Kisteman (born 13 May 1984) is a Dutch politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since December 2024.
Kisteman grew up in Zwolle. His mother was a stay-at-home parent, and his father worked as an internal auditor at a bank. The family was part of the Reformed Churches (Liberated), and Kisteman later became a member of the Dutch Reformed Churches.[1]
He founded a bakery in Zwolle called De Stadsbakker. In addition, he became chairperson of the Netherlands Bakery and Patisserie Entrepreneurs Association (NBOV).[1]
Kisteman has told that he became involved in politics when discussing compensation schemes for bakeries during the 2021–23 energy crisis. He had been a supporter of the VVD since he started running his bakery, having previously voted for the Christian Union.[1] Kisteman ran for the House of Representatives as the VVD's 23rd candidate in November 2023, and he was elected. He serves as the parliamentary group's spokesperson for small and medium-sized enterprises, telecommunications, labor conditions, and unemployment benefits.[2] To promote reading among children, he proposed with Ilana Rooderkerk (D66) to automatically enroll newborns in local libraries.[3]
As of 2024, Kisteman had a wife and lived in Zwolle.[1]
| Body | Party | Votes | Result | . | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party seats | Individual | |||||||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | VVD | style=text-align:right | 23 | style=text-align:right | 1,561 | style=text-align:right | 24 | [4] |