Jurjen Pieter "Jurn" de Vries (born February 1, 1940 in Vrouwenpolder) is a Dutch

theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

and former

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and

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. De Vries was a member of the

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from 1999 to 2003 and in 2007. He was also a member of the

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

Amersfoort Amersfoort () is a city and municipality in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands, about 20 km from the city of Utrecht and 40 km south east of Amsterdam. As of 1 December 2021, the municipality had a population of 158,531, making it the second- ...

. He studied theology at the

Theological University of the Reformed Churches Theological University of the Reformed Churches ( nl, Theologische Universiteit Kampen van de Gereformeerde Kerken) is an academic theological seminary in the Dutch city of Kampen. It was founded on 6 December 1854 in Kampen. The university prima ...

and is a member of the

Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) The Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated) (Dutch: Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland (vrijgemaakt)) are an orthodox Calvinist federation of churches. This church body arose in 1944 out of the so-called Liberation (') from the Reformed ...

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1940 births Living people Dutch journalists Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Municipal councillors of Amersfoort People from Amersfoort People from Veere Reformed Churches (Liberated) Christians from the Netherlands Reformed Political League politicians {{Netherlands-politician-stub