Bas van der Vlies

Dutch politician (1942–2021)

Bas van der Vlies
van der Vlies in 1986

Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 22 May 1986 – 9 June 2010
Preceded by	Henk van Rossum
Succeeded by	Kees van der Staaij
Parliamentary group	Reformed Political Party
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
In office 22 May 1986 – 27 March 2010
Preceded by	Henk van Rossum
Succeeded by	Kees van der Staaij
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 June 1981 – 17 June 2010
Parliamentary group	Reformed Political Party

Personal details
Born	Bastiaan Johannis van der Vlies (1942-06-29)29 June 1942 Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Died	8 November 2021(2021-11-08) (aged 79) Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party	Reformed Political Party (from 1961)
Spouse	Willy Coster (m. 1968)
Children	Four children
Residence(s)	Maartensdijk, Netherlands
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Engineer · Teacher

Bastiaan Johannis "Bas" van der Vlies (29 June 1942 – 7 November 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) and teacher.

He was an MP from 10 June 1981 to 17 June 2010. He was also both Parliamentary leader and Leader of the Reformed Political Party from 22 May 1986 to 10 May 2010.^[1] Van der Vlies obtained a hydraulic engineering degree from the Delft University of Technology. He worked as a maths teacher before becoming a politician.

Decorations

Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date
Honours
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	29 April 1994
	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	16 June 2010

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Party political offices
Preceded by Henk van Rossum 1982	Lijsttrekker of the Reformed Political Party 1986 • 1989 • 1994 • 1998 2002 • 2003 • 2006	Succeeded by Kees van der Staaij 2010
Preceded by Henk van Rossum	Leader of the Reformed Political Party 1986–2010	Succeeded by Kees van der Staaij
Preceded by Henk van Rossum	Parliamentary leader of the Reformed Political Party in the House of Representatives 1986–2010	Succeeded by Kees van der Staaij
Honorary titles
Preceded by Gert Schutte	Dean of the House of Representatives 2001–2010	Succeeded by Sharon Dijksma

House of Representatives, 30 November 2006 – 16 June 2010

Labour Party
(PvdA – 33)

Socialist Party
(SP – 25)

People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 21)

GroenLinks
(GL – 7)

Christian Union
(CU – 6)

Independent
(Lid-Verdonk – 1)

Underline signifies the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker
Angle brackets signify a replacement member or a member who prematurely left this House of Representatives

See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2010–2012