Ton Elias
Ton Elias | |
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.jpg) Ton Elias (left) with Slovakia National Council Speaker Andrej Danko (right), 2016 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 18 December 2008 – 23 March 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 March 1955 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam |
| Occupation | Politician Journalist |
Ton Maarten Christofoor Elias (born 14 March 1955) is a Dutch businessman, retired politician and former journalist who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2017.[1] As a parliamentarian for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie – VVD), he focused on matters of economic affairs, education and transport.
Born in
He was number 23 on the VVD list during the
For the 2017 general election Elias was not part of the candidacy list of the VVD, which Elias stated he would appeal to the party board.[2][3] His appeal was supported by Senate President Ankie Broekers-Knol but rejected. He was the House's First Deputy Speaker from 2016 to 2017; he currently works as a consultant. Elias received the Legion of Honour from French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault in November 2016.
References
- ^ "T.M.Ch. (Ton) Elias" (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ "'Enfant terrible' Ton Elias niet op kandidatenlijst VVD". Trouw (in Dutch). 11 November 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ Annemarie Kas (11 November 2016). "Ton Elias niet op de VVD-lijst, maakt bezwaar bij bestuur". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- (in Dutch) Parlement.com biography
External links
- (in Dutch) Ton Elias personal website
- (in Dutch) House of Representatives biography
- (in Dutch) People's Party for Freedom and Democracy biography
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