Bas van der Vlies explained

Bas van der Vlies
Office:Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
Term Start:22 May 1986
Term End:9 June 2010
Predecessor:Henk van Rossum
Successor:Kees van der Staaij
Parliamentarygroup:Reformed Political Party
Office1:Leader of the Reformed
Political Party
Term Start1:22 May 1986
Term End1:27 March 2010
Predecessor1:Henk van Rossum
Successor1:Kees van der Staaij
Office2:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start2:10 June 1981
Term End2:17 June 2010
Parliamentarygroup2:Reformed Political Party
Birthname:Bastiaan Johannis van der Vlies
Birth Date:29 June 1942
Birth Place:Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Death Place:Utrecht, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Party:Reformed Political Party
(from 1961)
Children:Four children
Residence:Maartensdijk, Netherlands
Alma Mater:Delft University of Technology
(Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
Occupation:Politician · 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.

Decorations

Honours
Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment
Knight of the Order of the Netherlands LionNetherlands29 April 1994
Knight of the Order of Orange-NassauNetherlands16 June 2010

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Bas van der Vlies 25 jaar Kamerlid, Parlement.com, 1 June 2006