Kees Kok (born 1 December 1949) is a Dutch politician, he has been a member of the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

for the

Party for Freedom The Party for Freedom ( nl, Partij voor de Vrijheid, PVV) is a nationalist, right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands. Founded in 2006 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man faction in the House of Representatives, it won nine ...

from 2 October 2012 to 11 June 2019 and the Provincial-Council of

Flevoland Flevoland () is the twelfth and youngest province of the Netherlands, established in 1986, when the southern and eastern Flevopolders, together with the Noordoostpolder, were merged into one provincial entity. It is in the centre of the countr ...

since 24 March 2011. Kok studied civil law at

Utrecht University Utrecht University (UU; nl, Universiteit Utrecht, formerly ''Rijksuniversiteit Utrecht'') is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established , it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2018, it had an enrollme ...

between 1970 and 1976, the next year he continued his studies at the same university and studied notary law. He was a candidate-notary in Andel between 1977 and 1982. The next six years he worked for the Dutch Ministry of Finance, followed by six years as a policy advisor at Pension fund ABP. Since 1996 he has been working for the pension executive part of ABP as an advisor.

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Parliament.com biography
1949 births Living people People from Gouda, South Holland Utrecht University alumni Party for Freedom politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Flevoland {{Netherlands-politician-stub