Florens van der Spek explained

Office1:Leader of Jezus Leeft
Term Start1:November 2013
Predecessor1:Office Established
Nationality:Dutch
Party:Jezus Leeft

Florens van der Spek (born 1992)[1] is a Dutch politician. He is leader of the political party Jesus Lives (Dutch: Jezus Leeft).[2] His father in law, Joop van Ooijen, is the founder of the party.[3]

Van der Spek lives on his father-in-law’s farm.[4] [5] During his youth, he was a cocaine addict as well as an alcoholic.[6] [7] Now his party campaigns to outlaw all drugs.[8] When he went to church, he would leave early to visit the pub where he took drugs and drank alcohol, also being frequently involved in fights.[9] When asked about what he would do if he became minister-president he described himself as unfit as his strict interpretation of the Bible wouldn't allow him to make the necessary concessions. He went as far as to say that his party would not cooperate with parties that "oppose the principles of Jesus" at all. He is of the opinion that every problem can be solved by "doing them with Jesus", traffic jams being the exception.[10] He also was a candidate for the European Election.

Van der Spek works at a gardening company called Scheppingsonderhoud.[11]

When his party won zero seats in the election, Van der Spek remarked that meant he didn't have to make a compromise with other politicians and that was the only true victory, as his goal is not to win elections but to share Jesus' message.

Florens van der Spek lives in Giessenburg.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.parlement.com/9353000/1/j9vvknrezmh4csi/vlg2maj653cc Jezus Leeft en de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen van 2021
  2. Web site: florens van der spek van jezusleeft te gast bij Jinek. florensvanderspek. Dutch. 24 August 2019.
  3. News: Nul zetels is voor Jezus Leeft ook winst. 22 February 2019. NRC. Dutch. Adriaanse . Mark Lievisse .
  4. Web site: Cookies op ND.nl. Nederlands Dagblad. nl. 2019-08-24.
  5. Web site: Jezusleeft betaalde de verkiezingsstrijd met Gods geld. Nederlands Dagblad. nl. 2019-11-21.
  6. Web site: Van drugsverslaafde racist naar evangelische politicus. Visie. nl-NL. 2019-08-24.
  7. Web site: Voormalig feestbeest Florens is nu de allerbeste maatjes met Jezus. ad.nl. Dutch. 2019-11-21.
  8. Web site: Dit willen de 16 Europese lijsttrekkers. Aa. Edwin van der. 2019-05-19. Het Parool. nl-NL. 2019-08-24.
  9. Web site: Van drugsverslaafde racist naar evangelische politicus. Visie. nl-NL. 2019-11-21.
  10. Web site: In Nederland kan je stemmen op de partij Jezusleeft: "God heeft een oplossing voor alles, behalve voor files". Het Nieuwsblad. 7 February 2017 . nl-BE. 2019-11-21.
  11. Web site: 'Jezus Leeft' wacht uitslag op de bank af. Visie. nl-NL. 2019-08-24.