Chris Stoffer

Dutch politician (born 1974)
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Chris Stoffer
Stoffer in 2023
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 August 2023
Preceded byKees van der Staaij
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 April 2018
Personal details
Born
Christiaan Stoffer

(1974-09-19) 19 September 1974 (age 49)
Harderwijk, Netherlands
Political partyReformed Political Party (2001–present)
Children3
ResidenceElspeet
Alma materUniversity of Twente
OccupationCivil engineer

Christiaan "Chris" Stoffer (born 19 September 1974) is a Dutch politician who has served as Leader of the Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) since 25 August 2023.

Career

Prior to his service in the House of Representatives, he was a member of the municipal council of Nunspeet from 2002 to 2018. From 2010 onwards, he led the SGP group in the municipal council. As a civil engineer, Stoffer worked for the Rijkswaterstaat government organisation until 2018, for which he was a project leader and team manager.[1]

Stoffer has been a member of the House of Representatives since 11 April 2018, when he succeeded Elbert Dijkgraaf. After having come party leader on 25 August 2023, he led the party during the 2023 general election.[2] Invited by ELNET, Stoffer visited Israel at the start of 2024 during its war with Hamas. He said he wanted to show his solidarity with Israel following the October 2023 Hamas-led attack that had sparked the conflict, and he dismissed calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amongst considerable civilian casualties, saying Hamas infrastructure first had to be destroyed.[3]

Personal life

Stoffer is a member of the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands. At the age of 13, Stoffer's mother died.[4] He is married and has three children.

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Chris Stoffer
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2017 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 5 926 3 Lost [5]
2021 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 2 4,690 3 Won [6]
2023 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 1 188,755 3 Won [7]

References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) "Wie is Chris Stoffer, de aangewezen opvolger van Van der Staaij?", NRC, 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ Pascoe, Robin (2023-08-25). "SGP leader Kees van der Staaij bows out of politics". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  3. ^ Stoffer, Chris (5 January 2024). "Chris Stoffer (SGP) was op 'solidariteitsreis' in Israël: 'Een staakt-het-vuren kan nu gewoon niet'" [Chris Stoffer (SGP) was on a trip to show solidarity with Israël: 'A ceasefire is now simply not possible']. Nederlands Dagblad (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Niels van den Bovenkamp. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Chris Stoffer: Het komt aan op de band tussen jezelf en God - Nederlands Dagblad. De kwaliteitskrant van christelijk Nederland". 2023-04-10. Archived from the original on 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-11-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 126–127. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 141–142. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 117–118. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

  • (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography


Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Reformed Political Party
2023–present 		Incumbent
  • v
  • t
  • e
House of Representatives
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 32)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 20)Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 19)Democrats 66
(D66 – 19)GroenLinks
(GL – 14)Socialist Party
(SP – 14)Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)Christian Union
(CU – 5)Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 4)50PLUS
(50+ – 3)Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)DENK
(DENK – 3)Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 2)
Member Krol
(Indep. – 1)Member Van Kooten-Arissen
(Indep. – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023
  • v
  • t
  • e
House of Representatives
31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 34)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 24)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 16)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 14)
Socialist Party
(SP – 9)
Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)
GroenLinks
(GL – 8)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 6)
Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 5)
Christian Union
(CU – 5)
Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 4)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
DENK
(DENK – 3)
Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)
JA21
(JA21 – 1)
Den Haan Group
(FDH – 1)
BIJ1
(BIJ1 – 1)
Van Haga Group
(Indep. – 3)
Member Ephraim
(Indep. – 1)
Member Gündoğan
(Indep. – 1)
Member Omtzigt
(Indep. – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 · Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027
  • v
  • t
  • e
House of Representatives
6 December 2023 – present
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 37)
GroenLinks–Labour Party
(GL/PvdA – 25)
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 24)
New Social Contract
(NSC – 20)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 9)
Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 7)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 5)
Socialist Party
(SP – 5)
DENK
(DENK – 3)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 3)
Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 3)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
Christian Union
(CU – 3)
Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)
JA21
(JA21 – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027