Bastiaan Johannis "Bas" van der Vlies (29 June 1942 – 7 November 2021) was a Dutch politician of the

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(SGP) and teacher. He was an MP from 10 June 1981 to 17 June 2010. He was also both

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and

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from 22 May 1986 to 10 May 2010.Bas van der Vlies 25 jaar Kamerlid
Parlement.com, 1 June 2006 Van der Vlies obtained a

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degree from the

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. He worked as a maths teacher before becoming a politician.

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Ir. B.J. (Bas) van der Vlies
Parlement & Politiek 1942 births 2021 deaths Delft University of Technology alumni Dutch Calvinist and Reformed Christians Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Leaders of the Reformed Political Party Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Dutch MPs 2006–2010 People from De Bilt People from Sliedrecht Reformed Political Party politicians 20th-century Dutch educators 20th-century Dutch engineers 20th-century Dutch politicians Deaths from stomach cancer in the Netherlands Long stubs with short prose {{Netherlands-politician-stub