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Florens van der Spek (born 1992)[1] is a Dutch politician. He is leader of the political party Jesus Lives (Dutch: Jezus Leeft).[2] His father in law, Joop van Ooijen, is the founder of the party.[3]
Florens van der Spek | |
|---|---|
| Leader of Jezus Leeft | |
| Assumed office November 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Jezus Leeft |
| Occupation | gardener, evangelist |
Van der Spek lives on his father-in-law’s farm.[4][5] During his youth, he was a cocaine addict as well as an alcoholic.[6][7] Now his party campaigns to outlaw all drugs.[8] When he went to church, he would leave early to visit the pub were he took drugs and drank alcohol, also being frequently involved in fights.[9] When asked about what he would do if he became minister-president he described himself as unfit as his strict interpretation of the Bible wouldn't allow him to make the necessary concessions.[3] He went as far as to say that his party would not cooperate with parties that "oppose the principles of Jesus" at all.[7] He is of the opinion that every problem can be solved by "doing them with Jesus", traffic jams being the exception.[10] He also was a candidate for the European Election.[8]
Van der Spek works at a gardening company called Scheppingsonderhoud.[11]
When his party won zero seats in the election, Van der Spek remarked that meant he didn't have to make a compromise with other politicians and that was the only true victory,[3][relevant?] as his goal is not to win elections but to share Jesus' message.[10]
Florens van der Spek lives in Giessenburg.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Jezus Leeft en de Tweede Kamerverkiezingen van 2021, Parlement.com
- ^ "florens van der spek van jezusleeft te gast bij Jinek". florensvanderspek (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ a b c Adriaanse, Mark Lievisse (22 February 2019). "Nul zetels is voor Jezus Leeft ook winst". NRC (in Dutch).
- ^ "Cookies op ND.nl". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Jezusleeft betaalde de verkiezingsstrijd met Gods geld". Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "Van drugsverslaafde racist naar evangelische politicus". Visie (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ a b "Voormalig feestbeest Florens is nu de allerbeste maatjes met Jezus". ad.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ a b Aa, Edwin van der (2019-05-19). "Dit willen de 16 Europese lijsttrekkers". Het Parool (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "Van drugsverslaafde racist naar evangelische politicus". Visie (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ a b "In Nederland kan je stemmen op de partij Jezusleeft: "God heeft een oplossing voor alles, behalve voor files"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
- ^ "'Jezus Leeft' wacht uitslag op de bank af". Visie (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-08-24.
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