Melis van de Groep (born 4 March 1958 in

Bunschoten Bunschoten () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It lies about 7 km north of Amersfoort. Its territory comprises the original municipality of Bunschoten (created in 1204 by the ...

) is a Dutch politician of the

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(GPV) and his successor the

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(ChristenUnie). Since 2006 he has been

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of Bunschoten. Van de Groep was a municipal councillor as well as an

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of Bunschoten, and a member of the

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between 2001 and 2007. He belongs to 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 ...

References

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www.burgemeesterbunschoten.nl
1958 births Living people 21st-century Dutch politicians Aldermen in Utrecht (province) Christian Union (Netherlands) politicians Dutch civil servants Mayors in Utrecht (province) Members of the Provincial Council of Utrecht People from Bunschoten Reformed Churches (Liberated) Christians from the Netherlands Reformed Political League politicians {{Netherlands-mayor-stub