Jos van Rey

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In this Dutch name, the surname is van Rey, not Rey.
Jos van Rey
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

(1945-04-15) 15 April 1945 (age 79)
Roermond, Netherlands
Political partyLiberal People's Party Roermond (2013–present)
People's Party Limburg (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations		People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (1965–2013)
Residence(s)Herten, Netherlands

Jozef Franciscus Bernard "Jos" van Rey (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːzə frɑnˈsɪskʏz ˈbɛrnɑrt ˈjɔs fɑn ˈrɛi];[a] 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.[1]

Early life[edit]

Jozef Franciscus Bernard van Rey was born on 15 April 1945 in Roermond in the Netherlands.[2]

Business[edit]

Van Rey has worked in insurance since 1965. He founded an insurance company named after himself, Jos van Rey, and was director between 1975 and October 1982. He is the owner of a real estate company named after himself, Jos van Rey Vastgoed BV.[2]

Politics[edit]

Van Rey became a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy in 1965.[2]

Between 1974 and 2012, he had several and sometimes concurrent positions in the municipality of Roermond, the province of Limburg, and the Netherlands for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. He 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).[2]

Following the start of the investigation into political corruption in 2012, Van Rey resigned as alderman and senator.[3]

In 2013, he co-founded the Liberal People's Party Roermond (LVR), after which he was expelled from the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) due to a conflict of interest.[4] In 2014, Van Rey was installed as a member of the Municipal Council in Roermond for the LVR.[5]

In 2015, he was installed as a member of the States of Limburg for the People's Party Limburg.[2]

Corruption investigation and conviction[edit]

Between 2012 and 2016, Van Rey was investigated for political corruption and prosecuted for bribery, disclosure of confidential information, and electoral fraud.[2][6][7][8] The criminal trial started in the court of Rotterdam on 4 April 2016.[9] Van Rey was convicted for two counts of bribery, one count of disclosure of confidential information, and one count of electoral fraud and he received a community sentence of 240 hours on 12 July 2016.[10][11] On 20 December 2017, the Court of Appeal of The Hague gave Van Rey a twelve months' suspended prison sentence and disqualified him from holding public office for the duration of two years, for bribery, disclosure of confidential information, electoral fraud and money laundering.[12]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Jozef, Franciscus and van in isolation: [ˈjoːzəf], [frɑnˈsɪskʏs], [vɑn].

References[edit]

  1. ^ Graaf, Peter de (17 March 2022). "Jos van Rey, veroordeeld voor corruptie, wéér met voorkeurstemmen in gemeenteraad: sluit wethouderschap niet uit". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f J.F.B. (Jos) van Rey (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Van Rey (VVD) wethouder en Eerste Kamerlid af" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek, 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Van Rey geroyeerd als lid VVD Roermond" (in Dutch), De Telegraaf, 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Jos van Rey geïnstalleerd als raadslid" (in Dutch), De Telegraaf, 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Van Rey wil Teeven en Opstelten laten horen" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  7. ^ Joep Dohmen & Paul van der Steen, "Verdediging wil Opstelten en Teeven horen in zaak-Van Rey" (in Dutch), NRC Handelsblad, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Corruptiezaak VVD'er Van Rey voor de rechter" (in Dutch), De Telegraaf, 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  9. ^ Saskia Belleman, "Megastrafzaak tegen Van Rey van start" (in Dutch), De Telegraaf, 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  10. ^ Peter de Graaf, "Jos van Rey: een beetje corrupt" (in Dutch), de Volkskrant, 13 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  11. ^ Rechtbank Rotterdam, "Uitspraakdocument megazaak San José" (in Dutch), Rechtspraak.nl, 12 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Jos van Rey krijgt voorwaardelijke celstraf van één jaar voor corruptieschandaal". Trouw (in Dutch). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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