Arend Kisteman
Arend Kisteman | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1984 Ede, Netherlands |
| Political party | VVD |
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Arend Kisteman (born 13 May 1984) is a Dutch politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since December 2024.
Biography
Kisteman grew up in Zwolle. His mother was a stay-at-home parent, and his father worked as an internal auditor at a bank. The family was part of the Reformed Churches (Liberated), and Kisteman later became a member of the Dutch Reformed Churches.[1]
He founded a bakery in Zwolle called De Stadsbakker. In addition, he became chairperson of the Netherlands Bakery and Patisserie Entrepreneurs Association (NBOV).[1]
Kisteman has told that he became involved in politics when discussing compensation schemes for bakeries during the 2021–23 energy crisis. He had been a supporter of the VVD since he started running his bakery, having previously voted for the Christian Union.[1] Kisteman ran for the House of Representatives as the VVD's 23rd candidate in November 2023, and he was elected.[2] He serves as the parliamentary group's spokesperson on small and medium-sized enterprises, telecommunications, labor conditions, and unemployment benefits. The latter two subjects of his portfolio were replaced by primary and secondary education and lifelong learning following the swearing in of the Schoof cabinet.[3] To promote reading among children, he proposed with Ilana Rooderkerk (D66) to automatically enroll newborns in local libraries.[4]
Personal life
As of 2024, Kisteman had a wife and lived in Zwolle.[1]
Electoral history
| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | VVD | 23 | 1,561 | 24 | Won | [2] | |
References
- ^ a b c d Kraijenoord, Henk (12 August 2024). "Ex-stadsbakker Kisteman: Ik wil de stem worden van ondernemers" [Former city baker Kisteman: I want to become the voice of entrepreneurs]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 15–16. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Portefeuilleverdeling" [Portfolio allocation]. People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "VVD en D66: maak ieder kind bij geboorte automatisch lid van bibliotheek" [VVD and D66: Enroll every child automatically in library at birth]. RTL Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
