Tom van der Lee (born 9 July 1964) is a Dutch politician representing the

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who has served in the

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since the 2017 general election. He was re-elected four years later, and he received a third term in the November 2023 general election. Van der Lee's portfolio has subsequently included finances. In December 2024, when finance minister

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intended to privatize De Volksbank, Van der Lee called on him through a

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to keep the bank, which had been nationalized in 2013 during the

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, state-owned. An overwhelming majority of the House adopted the motion, in which Van der Lee argued that the bank served a societal function because of its extensive network of locations and its sustainable investment portfolio.

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