Bas van der Vlies

Bastiaan Johannis "Bas" van der Vlies (29 June 1942 – 7 November 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) and teacher.

Bas van der Vlies
van der Vlies in 1986
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 22 May 1986 – 9 June 2010
Preceded by	Henk van Rossum
Succeeded by	Kees van der Staaij
Parliamentary group	Reformed Political Party
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
In office 22 May 1986 – 27 March 2010
Preceded by	Henk van Rossum
Succeeded by	Kees van der Staaij
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 June 1981 – 17 June 2010
Parliamentary group	Reformed Political Party
Personal details
Born	Bastiaan Johannis van der Vlies (1942-06-29)29 June 1942 Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Died	8 November 2021(2021-11-08) (aged 79) Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party	Reformed Political Party (from 1961)
Spouse	Willy Coster ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	Four children
Residence(s)	Maartensdijk, Netherlands
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Engineer · 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 Lion	Netherlands	29 April 1994
	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	16 June 2010

Electoral history

Electoral history of Kees van der Staaij

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
1971	House of Representatives		Reformed Political Party	8	143	3	Lost
1972	House of Representatives			3	1,395	4	Lost
1977	House of Representatives			3	1,395	4	Lost	[2]
1981	House of Representatives			3	20,329	3	Won	[3]
1982	House of Representatives			3	3,221	3	Won	[4]
1986	House of Representatives			1	150,549	3	Won	[5]
1989	House of Representatives			1	156,668	3	Won	[6]
1994	House of Representatives			1	140,373	2	Won	[7]
1998	House of Representatives			1	140,174	3	Won	[8]
2002	House of Representatives			1	147,030	2	Won	[9]
2003	House of Representatives			1	135,567	2	Won	[10]
2006	House of Representatives			1	141,636	2	Won	[11]

References

1. (in Dutch) Bas van der Vlies 25 jaar Kamerlid, Parlement.com, 1 June 2006
2. Kiesraad (13 May 1977). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 1977" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. Kiesraad (14 September 1981). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 1981" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
4. Kiesraad (14 September 1982). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 1982" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
5. Kiesraad (27 May 1986). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 1986" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
6. Kiesraad (11 September 1989). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 1989" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
7. Kiesraad (10 May 1994). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 1994" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
8. Kiesraad (19 May 1998). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 1998" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
9. Kiesraad (15 May 2002). "Proces-verbaal zitting uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2002" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
10. Kiesraad (27 January 2003). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2003" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
11. Kiesraad (27 November 2006). "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 September 2024.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) Ir. B.J. (Bas) van der Vlies Parlement & Politiek

Party political offices
Preceded by Henk van Rossum 1982	Lijsttrekker of the Reformed Political Party 1986 • 1989 • 1994 • 1998 2002 • 2003 • 2006	Succeeded by Kees van der Staaij 2010
Preceded by Henk van Rossum	Leader of the Reformed Political Party 1986–2010	Succeeded by Kees van der Staaij
	Parliamentary leader of the Reformed Political Party in the House of Representatives 1986–2010
Honorary titles
Preceded by Gert Schutte	Dean of the House of Representatives 2001–2010	Succeeded by Sharon Dijksma