Bas Belder
Bastiaan (Bas) Belder (born October 25, 1946 in Ridderkerk, South Holland) is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament with the SGP, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group and 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 International Trade and the Committee on Budgets.
Furthermore he is chairman of the delegation for the relations between the European Parliament and Israel.
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–: Chairman of the Delegation for the relations with Israel
Personal life
Bas Belder 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)
References
- (Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
- Personal profile of Bas Belder in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Dutch)
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