Place and date of birth: Hilversum, 4 January 1962
Current main function
Member of the Dutch House of Representatives, since 17 May 1994 (since 12 Novembre 2002 Leader of the ChristianUnion parliamentary party)
Functions and activities as representative
European affairs
Finance
Justice
Netherlands Antilles and Arabian Affairs
Public Expenditure committee
Health, Welfare and Sport
Intelligence and Security Services
Contact group Germany
Education
Grammar school (arts subjects) in Hilversum, until May 1980
Law (philosophical-theoretical field of study): philosophy of law and constitutional philosophy, at the Free University, from September 1981 to February 1986
Current additional functions
Party
Employee of the RPF (Reformed Political Federation) parliamentary party in the Dutch House of Representatives, from November 1985 to 31 March 1986
Policy officer for the Stichting Scholen P.C.K. (Protestant children’s homes, special education), from 1 April 1986 to 15 August 1987
Academic assistant at the Marnix van St. Aldegonde Foundation, the scientific institute of the RPF, from 16 August 1987 to 31 December 1988
Freelance lecturer in political science at the Evangelical School of Journalism in Amersfoort, from 1 September 1989 to 30 June 1993
Director of the Marnix van St. Aldegonde Foundation, from 1 January 1989 to 17 May 1994
Member of the Dutch House of Representatives, since 17 May 1994
Leader of the ChristianUnion parliamentary party in the Dutch House of Representatives, since 12 November 2002