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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 13 June 1999 – 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Netherlands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bastiaan Belder 25 October 1946 Ridderkerk, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Political party |  DutchReformed Political Party  EUEuropean Conservatives and Reformists |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Website | www |
Bastiaan "Bas" Belder (born 25 October 1946) is a Dutch politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands.[1] He is a member of the Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.[2][3]
He sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture. Furthermore he was vice-chairman of the delegation for the relations between the European Parliament and Israel and chairman of the European Parliament Working Group on Human Dignity.
In the 2019 European Parliament election he was succeeded by Bert-Jan Ruissen.
Education
[edit]- Higher degree in the history of Eastern Europe from Utrecht University
Career
[edit]- 1969–1984: Secondary school teacher (Rotterdam)
- 1984–1999: Foreign editor/commentator Reformatorisch Dagblad (Apeldoorn)
- 1999–2019: 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
- 2014–2019: Vice-Chairman of the Delegation for the relations with Israel
Personal life
[edit]Bas Belder is married and has three children. He is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).
See also
[edit]- 1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
- 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
- 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
- 2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands
References
[edit]- ^ News, Taiwan (2019-05-29). "【Exclusive】MEP criticizes China's human rights record, calls Taiwan beacon of hope | Taiwan News | 2019-05-29 20:50:00". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "8th parliamentary term | Bas BELDER | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 25 October 1946. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ "The role of Christian communities in a new Middle East - EU monitor". www.eumonitor.eu. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
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- Personal profile of Bas Belder in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)
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| Labour Party | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| GroenLinks | |
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| Democrats 66 | |
| Socialist Party | |
| Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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| Labour Party | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| GroenLinks | |
| Europe Transparent | |
| Socialist Party | |
| Christian Union – Reformed Political Party | |
| Democrats 66 | |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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| Party for Freedom | |
| Labour Party | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Democrats 66 | |
| GroenLinks | |
| Socialist Party | |
| Christian Union – Reformed Political Party | |
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| Christian Democratic Appeal | |
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| Democrats 66 | |
| Party for Freedom | |
| People's Party for Freedom and Democracy | |
| Labour Party | |
| Socialist Party | |
| Christian Union – Reformed Political Party | |
| GroenLinks | |
| Party for the Animals | |
† Hans Jansen died on 5 May 2015. He was replaced by Auke Zijlstra on 1 September 2015. | |
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