Roland van Vliet

Roland van Vliet
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands
In office
17 June 2010 – 23 March 2017
Personal details
Born Rudolf Aleida van Vliet
(1969-11-25) 25 November 1969
Susteren, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Political party People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 2015)
Other political
affiliations		 Party for Freedom (2010–2014)
Independent (2014–2015)
Residence Landgraaf, Netherlands
Alma mater Maastricht University (Bachelor of Laws, Master of Laws)
Occupation Politician
Jurist
Financial adviser
Tax advisor

Rudolf Aleida "Roland" van Vliet (born 25 November 1969) is a Dutch independent politician. He was a Member of the House of Representatives between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. Previously a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV) until he left the party 20 March 2014. He became a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) on 1 June 2015 but remained an independent member of the House because of procedures that prohibits party switching during an incumbent legislative session. Unofficially he caucused with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy on voting.

A former tax advisor. As a member of the Party for Freedom (PVV), for which party he was an MP from 17 June 2010 to 20 March 2014. He focused on matters of taxes, financial regulation, energy and innovation. From March to July 2011, he was also a member of the States-Provincial of Limburg.

On 20 March 2014, van Vliet announced that he left the PVV due to Geert Wilders' statement that there should be fewer Moroccans in the Netherlands. Van Vliet stayed in the parliament as an independent.[1][2] As an independent he was chairman of the parliamentary enquiry commission into housing cooperatives.[3][4] He started his chairmanship as a member of the PVV, and was the first member of the party to head an enquiry commission.[5]

For the 2017 general election van Vliet sought to become a candidate for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, the party however refused.[6] His term in the House ended on 23 March 2017.[3]

Van Vliet studied tax law at Maastricht University.

References

  1. ↑ "PVV'er stapt op om Wilders-uitspraken". Fok.nl. March 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dutch politician Geert Wilders takes aim at Moroccans and sparks outrage". The Guardian. March 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Mr. R.A. (Roland) van Vliet". Parlement.com. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  4. ↑ Carla Joosten (3 March 2015). "De brok in de keel van Kamerlid Roland van Vliet". Elsevier. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Van Vliet eerste PVV'er die parlementaire enquête leidt". Trouw. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  6. ↑ Piet H. de Jong (10 November 2016). "Ex-PVV’er Roland van Vliet niet op VVD-kandidatenlijst" (in Dutch). Nederlands Dagblad. Retrieved 10 December 2016.


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