Chris van Dam

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Dam, not Dam.

Christiaan Jan Lodewijk "Chris" van Dam (born 9 July 1963) is a Dutch politician, policeman and prosecutor who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).^[1]

Chris van Dam
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
Personal details
Born	Christiaan Jan Lodewijk van Dam (1963-07-09) 9 July 1963 (age 61) Wilp, Netherlands
Political party	Christian Democratic Appeal
Occupation	Police officer

Biography

Chris van Dam was a police officer for 12 years in The Hague before becoming a prosecutor. He mainly worked in Amsterdam, where he was deputy head officer at the public ministry's local branch from 2014 to 2016 before moving back to The Hague to occupy the same position there.

Elected to the House of Representatives in 2017 for the Christian Democratic Appeal, he has cautioned against the overuse of facial recognition technology as a parliamentarian, suggesting that it is "to the detriment of human values", as people become mere data points.^[2]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Chris van Dam

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2021	House of Representatives		Christian Democratic Appeal	47	9,360	15	Lost	[3]

References

1. "Mr. C.J.L. (Chris) van Dam". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-03.
2. "Facial recognition technology needs limits, D66 and CDA MPs say". DutchNews.nl. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
3. "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021.