Bas Belder
Bas Belder MEP | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 13 June 1999 | |
Constituency | Netherlands |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bastiaan Belder 25 October 1946 Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands |
Political party |
Dutch Reformed Political Party EU European Conservatives and Reformists |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Utrecht University |
Website |
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Bastiaan (Bas) Belder (born 25 October 1946) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is a member of the Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.
He sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. Belder himself is a member of the SGP, the Reformed Political Party. He is a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture.
Furthermore he is vice-chairman of the delegation for the relations between the European Parliament and Israel and he is chairman of the European Parliament Working Group on Human Dignity.
Education
- Higher degree in the history of Eastern Europe from Utrecht University
Career
- 1969–1984: Secondary school teacher (Rotterdam)
- 1984–1999: Foreign editor/commentator Reformatorisch Dagblad (Apeldoorn)
- 1999–: Member of the European Parliament
- 1999–2004: First Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the United States
- 2009–2014: Chairman of the Delegation for the relations with Israel
- 2014–: Vice-Chairman of the Delegation for the relations with Israel
Personal life
Bas Belder is married with three children. He is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).
See also
- European Parliament election, 1999 (Netherlands)
- European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands)
- European Parliament election, 2009 (Netherlands)
- European Parliament election, 2014 (Netherlands)
References
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
- Personal profile of Bas Belder in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)
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