Bastiaan Belder
Encyclopedia
Bastiaan 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 Europe of Freedom and Democracy
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
.
Ridderkerk
Ridderkerk is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of 44,886 in 2010, and covers an area of 25.10 km² ....
, South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
) is a Dutch
Politics of the Netherlands
The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
with the SGP, part of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Europe of Freedom and Democracy is a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament. Formed after the European parliamentary election in 2009, it is mostly made up of elements of the now defunct Independence/Democracy and Union for a Europe of Nations groups from the out-going...
Group and sits on the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on Foreign Affairs
Committee on Foreign Affairs (EU)
The Committee on Foreign Affairs , previously called Political Affairs, is a committee of the European Parliament...
. Belder himself is a member of the SGP, the Reformed Political Party
Reformed Political Party
The Reformed Political Party is an orthodox Protestant Dutch political party. The term Reformed is not a reference to political reform, but is a synonym for Calvinist. The SGP is the oldest political party in the Netherlands in its current form, and for its entire existence has been in opposition...
.
He is a substitute for the Committee on International Trade
Committee on International Trade
The Committee on International Trade INTA is a committee of the European Parliament.-External links:*...
and the Committee on Budgets
Committee on Budgets
-Key Members:-External links:*...
.
Furthermore he is chairman of the delegation for the relations between the European Parliament and Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Career
- 1969-1984: Secondary school teacher (Rotterdam)
- 1984-1999: Foreign editor/commentator Reformatorisch Dagblad (Apeldoorn)
- since 1999: Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
- 1999-2004: First Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the United States
- 2009-: Chairman of the Delegation for the relations with Israel
See also
- European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands)European Parliament election, 2004 (Netherlands)The European Parliament election of 2004 in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 2004-2009 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 2004 European election. It was held on on June 10, 2004....
- European Parliament election, 2009 (Netherlands)European Parliament election, 2009 (Netherlands)The European Parliament election of 2009 in the Netherlands was the election of the delegation from the Netherlands to the European Parliament in 2009 and took place on June 4, 2009. Seventeen parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 25 seats...