Chris Stoffer

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,[1] a capacity in which he will lead the SGP list in the 2023 general election. Stoffer has been a member of the House of Representatives since 11 April 2018, when he succeeded Elbert Dijkgraaf.

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

(1974-09-19) 19 September 1974
Harderwijk, Netherlands
Political partyReformed Political Party
ResidenceElspeet
Alma materUniversity of Twente
OccupationCivil engineer

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.[2]

Personal life

Stoffer is a member of the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands.

References

  1. Pascoe, Robin (2023-08-25). "SGP leader Kees van der Staaij bows out of politics". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
  2. (in Dutch) "Wie is Chris Stoffer, de aangewezen opvolger van Van der Staaij?", NRC, 25 August 2023.
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