Chris Stoffer

• Civil engineer
• politician

Chris Stoffer
Stoffer in 2023
Leader of the Reformed Political Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 August 2023

Christiaan "Chris" Stoffer (born 19 September 1974) is a Dutch politician who has served as Leader of the Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) since 25 August 2023.

Career

Prior to his service in the House of Representatives, he was a member of the municipal council of Nunspeet from 2002 to 2018. From 2010 onwards, he led the SGP group in the municipal council. As a civil engineer, Stoffer worked for the Rijkswaterstaat government organisation until 2018, for which he was a project leader and team manager. ^[2]

Stoffer has been a member of the House of Representatives since 11 April 2018, when he succeeded Elbert Dijkgraaf. After having come party leader on 25 August 2023, he led the party during the 2023 general election. ^[3]

Nederlands Dagblad described Stoffer's political style as more impulsive than that of his predecessor, Kees van der Staaij, citing Stoffer's organizing of a protest supporting Israel following its Gaza war and a billboard campaign opposing the results of a submarine tender. ^[4]

At the invitation of ELNET, Stoffer visited Israel at the start of 2024. He said he wanted to show his solidarity with Israel following the October 2023 Hamas-led attack that had sparked the conflict, and he dismissed calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amongst considerable civilian casualties, saying Hamas infrastructure first had to be destroyed. ^[5]

Stoffer organized a pro–Israeli protest at Dam Square in Amsterdam in response to pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses. ^[6]

Personal life

Stoffer is a member of the Reformed Congregations in the Netherlands. At the age of 13, Stoffer's mother died. ^[7] He is married and has three children.

Electoral history

Electoral history of Chris Stoffer

Year	Body	Party		Pos.	Votes	Result		Ref.
						Party seats	Individual
2017	House of Representatives		Reformed Political Party	5	926	3	Lost	[8]
2021				2	4,690	3	Won	[9]
2023				1	188,755	3	Won	[10]

References

1. "Chris Stoffer terug bij 'zijn universiteit' | Home".
2. (in Dutch) "Wie is Chris Stoffer, de aangewezen opvolger van Van der Staaij?", NRC , 25 August 2023.
3. Pascoe, Robin (2023-08-25). "SGP leader Kees van der Staaij bows out of politics". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
4. Brandemann, Ilse (3 June 2024). "Stampij, geld en ferme woorden: dit is waarom de SGP zelfverzekerd richting de verkiezingen gaat" [Raising hell, money, and strong words: This is why the SGP is heading towards the elections with self-esteem]. Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
5. Stoffer, Chris (5 January 2024). "Chris Stoffer (SGP) was op 'solidariteitsreis' in Israël: 'Een staakt-het-vuren kan nu gewoon niet'" [Chris Stoffer (SGP) was on a trip to show solidarity with Israël: 'A ceasefire is now simply not possible']. Nederlands Dagblad (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Niels van den Bovenkamp. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
6. Brandemann, Ilse (24 August 2024). "Wat valt op aan het eerste jaar van Chris Stoffer als SGP-leider? 'Ik zie politiek activisme opkomen'" [What is remarkable about Christ Stoffer's first year as SGP leader? 'I'm seeing political activism rising']. Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 August 2024.
7. "Chris Stoffer: Het komt aan op de band tussen jezelf en God - Nederlands Dagblad. De kwaliteitskrant van christelijk Nederland". 2023-04-10. Archived from the original on 2023-04-10. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
8. "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 126–127. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
9. "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021](PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 141–142. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
10. "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. 117–118. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

External links

• (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography

Party political offices
Preceded by Kees van der Staaij	Leader of the Reformed Political Party 2023–present	Incumbent