Kees van der Staaij

Kees van der Staaij
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
In office 27 March 2010 – 25 August 2023
Preceded by	Bas van der Vlies
Succeeded by	Chris Stoffer
Leader of the Reformed Political Party in the House of Representatives
In office 10 May 2010 – 25 August 2023
Preceded by	Bas van der Vlies
Succeeded by	Chris 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 55) Vlaardingen, Netherlands
Political party	Reformed Political Party
Spouse	Marlies van Ree (m. 1994)
Residence	Benthuizen
Alma mater	Leiden University (LLM)
Occupation	Politician Civil servant
Website	(in Dutch) Official website
Kees van der Staaij introducing himself in English recorded October 2017

Cornelis Gerrit "Kees" van der Staaij (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkeːs fɑn dər ˈstaːi];^[1] 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.^[2] 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.