Coşkun Çörüz (born 15 August 1963) is a Turkish-born Dutch

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

. As a member of the

Christian Democratic Appeal The Christian Democratic Appeal ( , CDA) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in the Netherlands. Formed as a federation in 1975 by the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party, and the Christian Historical ...

, he was an MP from 29 May 2001 to 20 September 2012. He focused on matters of

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policy,

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and

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. Çörüz was born in the Turkish district

Salıpazarı Salıpazarı is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 356 km2, and its population is 19,017 (2022). The mayor is Refaettin Karaca ( BBP). Composition There are 44 neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealt ...

. He studied law at the

University of Amsterdam The University of Amsterdam (abbreviated as UvA, ) is a public university, public research university located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Established in 1632 by municipal authorities, it is the fourth-oldest academic institution in the Netherlan ...

and was 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, borough cou ...

Haarlem Haarlem (; predecessor of ''Harlem'' in English language, English) is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the Provinces of the Nether ...

from 1998 to 2001. From May 2001 to September 2012 he was a member of the

Dutch House of Representatives The House of Representatives ( , literally "Second Chamber of the States General", or simply ) is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General of the Netherlands, States General, the other one ...

. He was a board member of the organisation SOTA in 2003, which is said to be affiliated with the

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, but he denied knowingly being a board member and said he wanted to be removed. Upon his departure from the House of Representatives on September 19, 2012, Çörüz was appointed a Knight in the

Order of Orange-Nassau The Order of Orange-Nassau () is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has performed acts of special merits for ...

. He works for the Center for International Child Abduction, where he is the director. Çörüz met his wife

Judith Uitermark Judith Johanna Marianne Uitermark (born 20 September 1971) is a Dutch judge and politician of the Christian democratic New Social Contract (NSC) party. Since 2 July 2024 Uitermark has served as Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, mini ...

while living in Haarlem. They both served simultaneously on its municipal council for the CDA, and Uitermark became Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations in 2024.

Decorations

* Knight of the

References

External links

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Parlement.com biography
1963 births Living people Christian Democratic Appeal politicians Dutch jurists Dutch Muslims Dutch people of Turkish descent Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Dutch MPs 2010–2012 Dutch MPs 2006–2010 Municipal councillors of Haarlem People from Salıpazarı Turkish emigrants to the Netherlands University of Amsterdam alumni Christian Democratic Appeal MPs {{Netherlands-CDA-politician-stub