Gert-Jan Segers
Gert-Jan Segers | |
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Leader of the Christian Union | |
Assumed office 10 November 2015 | |
Preceded by | Arie Slob |
Leader of the Christian Union in the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 10 November 2015 | |
Preceded by | Arie Slob |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
Assumed office 20 September 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lisse, Netherlands | 9 July 1969
Political party | Christian Union |
Other political affiliations | Reformatory Political Federation (until 2001) |
Relations | Married |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Leiden University (BSc, MSc) Johns Hopkins University (MIPP) |
Gert Jan Maarten "Gert-Jan" Segers (born 9 July 1969) is a Dutch politician serving as Leader of the Christian Union since 2015. He has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2012 and parliamentary leader since 2015.[1]
Early career
A native of Lisse, Segers studied political science at Leiden University and obtained a master's degree in Western–Islamic relations and the Middle East at Johns Hopkins University. From 2000 to 2007 he was a Christian missionary in Egypt. From 2008 to 2012, he was the chairman of the Christian Union think tank Mr. G. Groen van Prinsterer Stichting.[2] He is also a columnist for the Dutch newspaper Nederlands Dagblad; he wrote two books criticising political Islam, as well as two novels.
Politics
Segers entered the House of Representatives following the 2012 general election. In 2015, he succeeded Arie Slob as party leader and parliamentary leader. In the 2017 general election, the Christian Union remained stable with five seats. Prime Minister Mark Rutte first turned toward GroenLinks to form his third cabinet, but the policy disagreements prevented participation. Rutte then turned toward the Christian Union, who accepted the offer to govern: two Christian Union members were appointed (Carola Schouten and Arie Slob).
Private life
Gert-Jan Segers is married and has three children. Theo Segers, the former Mayor of Staphorst and current Mayor of Molenlanden, is his cousin.
References
- ^ "Hooglander Gert-Jan Segers nieuwe fractievoorzitter ChristenUnie" (in Dutch). RTV Utrecht. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Drs G.J Segers". parlement.com.
External links
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch male writers
- 21st-century Dutch novelists
- 21st-century Dutch politicians
- Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians
- Dutch Calvinist and Reformed Christians
- Dutch columnists
- Dutch journalists
- Dutch male novelists
- Dutch political scientists
- Dutch Protestant missionaries
- Dutch Reformed Church missionaries
- Johns Hopkins University alumni
- Leaders of the Christian Union (Netherlands)
- Leiden University alumni
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- People from Lisse
- Protestant missionaries in Egypt
- Reformatory Political Federation politicians