Bas van der Vlies

Bas van der Vlies
van der Vlies in 1986
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives
In office 22 May 1986 – 9 June 2010
Preceded by	Henk van Rossum
Succeeded by	Kees van der Staaij
Parliamentary group	Reformed Political Party
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
In office 22 May 1986 – 27 March 2010
Preceded by	Henk van Rossum
Succeeded by	Kees van der Staaij
Member of the House of Representatives
In office 10 June 1981 – 17 June 2010
Personal details
Born	Bastiaan Johannis van der Vlies (1942-06-29)29 June 1942 Sliedrecht, Netherlands
Died	8 November 2021(2021-11-08) (aged 79) Utrecht, Netherlands
Political party	Reformed Political Party (from 1961)
Spouse	Willy Coster ​ (m. 1968)​
Children	Four children
Residence(s)	Maartensdijk, Netherlands
Alma mater	Delft University of Technology (Bachelor of Engineering, Master of Engineering)
Occupation	Politician · Engineer · Teacher

Bastiaan Johannis "Bas" van der Vlies (29 June 1942 – 7 November 2021) was a Dutch politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) and teacher.

He was an MP from 10 June 1981 to 17 June 2010. He was also both Parliamentary leader and Leader of the Reformed Political Party from 22 May 1986 to 10 May 2010.^[1] Van der Vlies obtained a hydraulic engineering degree from the Delft University of Technology. He worked as a maths teacher before becoming a politician.