Kars Veling

Kars Veling
Leader of the Christian Union in the House of Representatives
In office
23 May 2002 – 12 November 2002
Preceded byLeen van Dijke
Succeeded byAndré Rouvoet
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 May 2002 – 12 November 2002
Leader of the Christian Union
In office
17 January 2001 – 12 November 2002
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAndré Rouvoet
Member of the Senate
In office
11 June 1991 – 15 May 2002
Leader of the Reformed Political League
in the Senate
In office
11 June 1991 – 8 June 1999
Preceded byJan van der Jagt
Succeeded byEgbert Schuurman
Personal details
Born(1948-06-30)30 June 1948
Groningen, Netherlands
Died13 August 2025(2025-08-13) (aged 77)
Nijkerk, Netherlands
PartyChristian Union (from 2002)
Other political
affiliations
Reformed Political League (1970–2002)
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
OccupationPolitician · Theologian · Philosopher · Historian · Researcher · Author · Activist · Nonprofit director · Academic administrator · Professor
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Kars Veling (30 June 1948 – 13 August 2025) was a Dutch politician and philosopher. A member of the Reformed Political League (GPV) and later Christian Union (CU), he served as Leader of the Christian Union from 2001 to 2002.