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Bastiaan "Bas" Belder (born 25 October 1946) is a Dutch politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is a member of the Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.
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


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)
1999–2019: 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


Bas Belder is married and has three children. He is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).




See also


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



(in Dutch) Parlement.com biography




External links



Personal profile of Bas Belder in the European Parliament's database of members
Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Dutch)

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