Jos van Rey
Jos van Rey | |
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Jos van Rey in 1987 | |
| Member of the States of Limburg | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2015 | |
| In office 18 April 1995 – 16 December 2011 | |
| In office 2 June 1982 – October 1982 | |
| Member of the municipal council of Roermond | |
| Assumed office 27 March 2014 | |
| In office 1 January 1991 – 25 May 2002 | |
| In office 3 September 1974 – 29 April 1986 | |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 7 June 2011 – 23 October 2012 | |
| Alderman of Roermond | |
| In office April 1998 – 23 October 2012 | |
| In office November 1979 – October 1982 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 11 January 1991 – 19 May 1998 | |
| In office 16 September 1982 – 14 September 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jozef Franciscus Bernard van Rey 15 April 1945 Roermond, Netherlands |
| Party | Liberal People's Party Roermond (2013–present) People's Party Limburg (2015–present) |
| Other political affiliations | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1965–2013) |
Jozef Franciscus Bernard "Jos" van Rey (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːzə frɑnˈsɪskʏz ˈbɛrnɑrt fɑn ˈrɛi, ˈjɔs fɑn ˈrɛi]; born 15 April 1945) is a Dutch businessman and politician from Roermond. He has been a member of the municipal council of Roermond for the Liberal People's Party Roermond since 2014 and a member of the States of Limburg for the People's Party Limburg since 2015.
For the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Van Rey was a member of the municipal council of Roermond (1974–1986; 1991–2002), an alderman of Roermond (1979–1982; 1998–2012), a member of the States of Limburg (1982; 1995–2011), a member of the House of Representatives (1982–1989; 1991–1998), and member of the Senate (2011–2012). In 2013, he was expelled from the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy after co-founding the Liberal People's Party Roermond.
Between 2012 and 2016, he was investigated for political corruption. In 2016 and 2017, he was convicted for bribery, disclosure of confidential information, electoral fraud, and money laundering. He received a suspended prison sentence of one year and was disqualified to hold public office for two years.
Since then, his Liberal People's Party Roermond has become the largest party in Roermond in every municipal election, and Van Rey is always elected to the council with preferential votes as the list pusher. This was also the case in the elections of March 18, 2022.