Pieter Grinwis

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Pieter Grinwis
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Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
31 March 2021
Member of The Hague municipal council
In office
27 March 2014 – 15 April 2021[1]
Succeeded byJudith Klokkenburg
Personal details
Born
P.A. Grinwis

(1979-10-12) 12 October 1979 (age 41)
Goedereede, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Union
Children4
Alma mater

Pieter A. Grinwis (born 12 October 1979) is a Dutch politician, who has been serving as a member of the House of Representatives on behalf of the Christian Union since March 2021. He previously served as a municipal councilor in The Hague and assisted the party in the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Early life and education[]

Grinwis was born in 1979 in Goedereede in South Holland as the son of a farmer, and he grew up in the nearby village Ouddorp.[2][3][4] He attended the Middelharnis secondary school CSG Prins Maurits at vwo level.[5] Grinwis subsequently studied economics of agriculture and environment at Wageningen University and Research, but he did not finish his program due to an illness and a scooter accident.[6] He was a member of the Reformed Political Party (SGP) and of the Christian student organization C.S.F.R.[7][8] He has told that he ended up at the Christian Union due to senator and philosopher Egbert Schuurman, one of his professors in university.[9]

Grinwis received a degree in public administration from Leiden University in 2020.[6][5]

Career[]

Starting in October 2002, he interned at the Christian Union's scientific institute and its European Parliament caucus.[10] He replaced a staff worker who was on parental leave the following year and got a permanent position as policy officer of the House caucus in 2004.[2][7] He served as the political assistant to state secretary and minister Tineke Huizinga starting in 2007.[2][11] Besides, he was on Christian Union's 2006 election program committee, and he would later also help write the programs for the general elections in 2010, 2012, 2017, and 2021.[12][13][14][15][16] In 2010, he became a political and financial–economic advisor of , the commissioner of the Delta Programme that aims to prevent flooding. Grinwis had been involved in the creation of the governmental cooperation as Huizinga's assistant and continued working there until 2015.[17][18]

Municipal councilor (2014–2021)[]

Grinwis was the lijsttrekker of the shared list of the Christian Union and the SGP during the 2014 municipal election in The Hague. Both parties had a history of cooperating in The Hague municipal politics with the exception of the previous election, when neither party won any seats in the council.[11] During the campaign, Grinwis advocated curbing prostitution in the city by introducing a ban on procuring.[19] He was elected and was installed on 27 March.[20] While in the municipal council, Grinwis also worked as a financial advisor for the Christian Union caucus in the House of Representatives and the Senate.[21][22] Grinwis introduced over 65 motions and amendments that passed during his first term, more than any other councilor in The Hague in the same years.[23] In the 2017 election, he ran for MP, appearing on the 14th place of the Christian Union's party list. His party won five seats, while Grinwis received 269 preferential votes – not enough to be elected.[24] He served as a negotiator of the Christian Union concerned with financial policy during the government formation.[25] In that position, he found a way to prevent health insurance deductibles from having to increase despite European regulations by raising premiums.[26]

He was re-elected as municipal councilor in 2018, again being the lijsttrekker of the Christian Union and the SGP.[21] He favored leaving the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area partnership, calling it undemocratic.[27] The council banned the sale of laughing gas on the streets in 2020, a year after Grinwis had first proposed it.[28]

House of Representatives (2021–present)[]

In the 2021 general election, Grinwis appeared on the Christian Union's party list as the fifth candidate.[29] He designed a new tax system for the campaign, calling the current one "hopelessly unjust, complex, and individualistic". He said that the current system was focused too much on stimulating people to do paid work.[30] To make the system less complicated, he proposed abolishing allowances (toeslagen), exemptions, and most deductions, and – to compensate for this – he proposed instituting a single tax deduction for households, lowering income tax, and raising the minimum wage, the state pension, and the municipal welfare (bijstand) by 10%.[31] Furthermore, under the plan, corporate taxes would be increased.[30]

Grinwis was sworn into the House on 31 March after having been elected with 1,240 preference votes.[32] He is a member of the Committees for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and for Infrastructure and Water Management, and he became his party's spokesperson for agriculture, nature, food quality, finances, economic affairs, climate, infrastructure, water management, housing, and spatial planning.[2][33] Grinwis vacated his seat in The Hague municipal council on 15 April.[1]

Personal life[]

Grinwis lives in The Hague, and he has a wife called Suzanne and four children.[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Opvolgers" [Successors]. AD/Haagse Courant (in Dutch). 16 April 2021. p. 2.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Pieter Grinwis". Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Klaassen, Niels (3 February 2018). "Zomers spring ik op de trekker" [In the summer, I hop on the tractor]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  4. ^ Visscher, Johannes (20 July 2019). "Hoe beslissing over prostitutie drukt op CU-wethouder" [How the decision about prostitution is weighing on Christian Union alderman]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Biografie, onderwijs en loopbaan van Pieter Grinwis" [Biography, education, and career of Pieter Grinwis]. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b De Koning, Petra (12 October 2020). "Aankomend CU-kamerlid Pieter Grinwis: 'Vijfhonderd kinderen uit Lesbos kunnen er natuurlijk makkelijk bij in Nederland'" [Future CU member of parliament Pieter Grinwis: '500 children form Lesbos will obviously fit easily in the Netherlands']. nrc.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Guijt, Erwin (20 November 2020). "Goeree-Overflakkee is waar ik me thuis voel" [I feel at home on Goeree-Overflakkee]. Eilanden Nieuws (in Dutch). 91 (8945). p. 18.
  8. ^ Grinwis, Pieter (15 July 2021). "Pieter Grinwis over zijn favoriete boek: 'C.S. Lewis gaf mij een rijker zicht op de werkelijkheid'" [Pieter Grinwis about his favorite book: 'C.S. Lewis gave me a richer view of reality']. Nederlands Dagblad (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Rimme Mastebroek. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  9. ^ Grinwis, Pieter (9 August 2021). "#6 | Pieter Grinwis (CU)". BNR (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Eduard Schaepman. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Personalia" [Personal details] (PDF). Nieuwsbrief (in Dutch). Vol. 4 no. 1. Mr. G. Groen van Prinsterer Stichting. June 2003. p. 2. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b Beverdam, Gerard (25 January 2014). "Hereniging van CU en SGP in Haagse raad is gebedsverhoring" [Reunification of CU and SGP in The Hague council is fulfillment of prayers]. Nederlands Dagblad (in Dutch).
  12. ^ "Duurzaam voor elkaar" [Sustainable for each other] (PDF) (in Dutch). ChristenUnie. p. 76. Retrieved 30 October 2020 – via Rijksuniversiteit Groningen.
  13. ^ "Vooruitzien: christelijk-sociaal perspectief" [Looking ahead: Christian and social perspective] (PDF). ChristenUnie (in Dutch). p. 5. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  14. ^ "Voor de verandering: 7 christelijk-sociale hervormingen" [In support of change: 7 Christian and social reforms] (PDF). ChristenUnie (in Dutch). p. 3. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Hoopvol Realistisch: Voorstellen voor een samenleving met toekomst" [Hopeful realistic: proposals for a society with a future] (PDF). ChristenUnie (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Kiezen voor wat écht telt" [Choosing for what really matters] (PDF). ChristenUnie (in Dutch). p. 2. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Grinwis lijsttrekker voor ChristenUnie/SGP in Den Haag" [Grinwis lijsttrekker of Christian Union/SGP]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 12 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  18. ^ Marchau, Vincent A.W.J.; Walker, Warren E.; Bloemen, Pieter J.T.M.; Popper, Steven W., eds. (2019). Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty: From Theory to Practice (PDF). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. p. 350. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05252-2. ISBN 978-3-030-05252-2. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Aanval op de seksindustrie" [An assault on the sex industry]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 3 January 2014. p. 8.
  20. ^ "Vergadering RAAD 27-03-2014" [Meeting COUNCIL 27-03-2014]. Den Haag (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b "Ook kleinere partijen in Haagse raad allemaal klaar voor verkiezingen" [Smaller parties are all ready for the elections as well]. Omroep West (in Dutch). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  22. ^ Ten Broeke, Marcel (12 October 2017). "Koopkracht eenverdiener wel, maar kloof niet hersteld" [Purchasing power of sole wage earners has been restored, but not the gap]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  23. ^ Wolvers, Gijsbert (2 March 2018). "Christelijke politiek in grote stad zit meer in de stijl" [Christian politics in the big city is mostly visible in the style]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results of the 2017 general election (signed copy)] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 118 and 119. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  25. ^ Berentsen, Laurens (12 October 2017). "Ondernemers hangt hogere belasting boven het hoofd" [Entrepreneurs can expect higher taxes]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  26. ^ De Koning, Petra (27 October 2017). "Eén lange ontgroening voor de kleine ChristenUnie" [One long initiation for the small Christian Union]. nrc.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  27. ^ Graveland, Germa (29 December 2017). "Den Haag moet gaan voor Hexit" [The Hague should go for a Hexit]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). p. 12.
  28. ^ Navis, Jan-Willem (12 October 2020). "Lachgas verkopen op straat in Den Haag per direct strafbaar, gebruikers binnenkort ook de klos" [Sale of laughing gas on the streets of The Hague immediately forbidden, users will shortly be in problems]. AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  29. ^ Zuidervaart, Bart (11 October 2020). "De ChristenUnie gaat met nieuwe gezichten naar de verkiezingen" [The Christian Union will enter the election with new faces]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  30. ^ Jump up to: a b Griniws, Pieter (9 November 2020). "Ons belastingstelsel is stuk" [Our tax system is broken]. Nederlands Dagblad (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Eduard Sloot. p. 14.
  31. ^ Herderscheê, Gijs (9 November 2020). "Een radicale belastinghervorming: zo kan het, denkt de ChristenUnie" [Radical tax reform: this is how it could be done according to the Christian Union]. De Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  32. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021" [Results general election 17 March 2021] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 26 March 2021. p. 269. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Over Pieter Grinwis" [About Pieter Grinwis]. ChristenUnie (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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