Rudolf Aleida "Roland" van Vliet (born 25 November 1969) is a Dutch independent politician who served as a member of the

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between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. A member of the

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(PVV) until he left it on 20 March 2014, he became a member of the

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(VVD) on 1 June 2015 but remained an independent member of the House because of procedures that prohibits

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during an incumbent legislative session. Unofficially he caucused with the

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. A former

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. As a member of the

(PVV), for which party he was an MP from 17 June 2010 to 20 March 2014. He focused on matters of taxes,

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, energy and innovation. From March to July 2011, he was also a member of the

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. On 20 March 2014, van Vliet announced that he left the PVV due to

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' statement that there should be fewer

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. Van Vliet stayed in the parliament as an independent. As an independent he was chairman of the parliamentary enquiry commission into

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s. He started his chairmanship as a member of the PVV, and was the first member of the party to head an enquiry commission. For the

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van Vliet sought to become a candidate for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, the party however refused. His term in the House ended on 23 March 2017. Van Vliet studied

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References

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Parlement.com biography

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House of Representatives biography
1969 births Living people Dutch agnostics Dutch jurists Dutch humanists Dutch financial advisors Former Roman Catholics Maastricht University alumni Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands) Members of the Provincial Council of Limburg Members of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Party for Freedom politicians Independent politicians in the Netherlands People from Echt-Susteren People from Landgraaf 21st-century Dutch politicians {{Netherlands-politician-stub