Bastiaan "Bas" Belder (born 25 October 1946) is a Dutch politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is a member of the Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists. He sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs. He was a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture. Furthermore he was vice-chairman of the delegation for the relations between the European Parliament and Israel and chairman of the European Parliament Working Group on Human Dignity. In the 2019 European Parliament election he was succeeded by Bert-Jan Ruissen. Education Higher degree in the history of Eastern Europe from Utrecht University Career 1969–1984: Secondary school teacher (Rotterdam) 1984–1999: Foreign editor/commentator Reformatorisch Dagblad (Apeldoorn) 1999–2019: Member of the European Parliament 1999–2004: First Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the United States 2009–2014: Chairman of the Delegation for the relations with Israel 2014–2019: Vice-Chairman of the Delegation for the relations with Israel Personal life Bas Belder is married and has three children. He is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN). See also 1999 European Parliament election in the Netherlands 2004 European Parliament election in the Netherlands 2009 European Parliament election in the Netherlands 2014 European Parliament election in the Netherlands References Parlement.com biography External links 1946 births Living people Dutch schoolteachers 20th-century Dutch historians Dutch journalists MEPs for the Netherlands 1999–2004 MEPs for the Netherlands 2004–2009 MEPs for the Netherlands 2009–2014 MEPs for the Netherlands 2014–2019 People from Ridderkerk Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands Reformed Political Party MEPs Reformed Political Party politicians Utrecht University alumni European Christian Political Movement politicians