{{Short description|Dutch businessman and politician}} {{family name hatnote|van Rey|Rey|lang=Dutch}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jos van Rey | image = Jos van Rey (1987).jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Jos van Rey in 1987 | office = Member of the [[States of Limburg]] | term_start = 26 March 2015 | term_end = | term_start2 = 18 April 1995 | term_end2 = 16 December 2011 | term_start3 = 2 June 1982 | term_end3 = October 1982 | office4 = Member of the municipal council of Roermond | term_start4 = 27 March 2014 | term_end4 = | term_start5 = 1 January 1991 | term_end5 = 25 May 2002 | term_start6 = 3 September 1974 | term_end6 = 29 April 1986 | office7 = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start7 = 7 June 2011 | term_end7 = 23 October 2012 | office8 = Alderman of Roermond | term_start8 = April 1998 | term_end8 = 23 October 2012 | term_start9 = November 1979 | term_end9 = October 1982 | office10 = Member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] | term_start10 = 11 January 1991 | term_end10 = 19 May 1998 | term_start11 = 16 September 1982 | term_end11 = 14 September 1989 | birth_name = Jozef Franciscus Bernard van Rey | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1945|4|15}} | birth_place = [[Roermond]], Netherlands | citizenship = | party = Liberal People's Party Roermond (2013–present)<br>People's Party Limburg (2015–present) | other_party = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] (1965–2013) | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = }} '''Jozef Franciscus Bernard''' "'''Jos'''" '''van Rey''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈjoːzə frɑnˈsɪskʏz ˈbɛrnɑrt fɑn ˈrɛi, ˈjɔs fɑn ˈrɛi}};{{efn|''Jozef'', ''Franciscus'' and ''van'' in isolation: {{IPA|nl|ˈjoːzəf|}}, {{IPA|nl|frɑnˈsɪskʏs|}}, {{IPA|nl|vɑn|}}.}} born 15 April 1945) is a Dutch businessman and politician from [[Roermond]]. He has been a member of the [[municipal council (Netherlands)|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 [[College van burgemeester en wethouders|alderman]] of Roermond (1979–1982; 1998–2012), a member of the States of Limburg (1982; 1995–2011), a member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] (1982–1989; 1991–1998), and member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|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 sentence|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graaf |first=Peter de |date=2022-03-17 |title=Jos van Rey, veroordeeld voor corruptie, wéér met voorkeurstemmen in gemeenteraad: sluit wethouderschap niet uit |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/gs-b14624f4 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=de Volkskrant |language=nl-NL}}</ref>
== Early life == Jozef Franciscus Bernard van Rey was born on 15 April 1945 in [[Roermond]] in the Netherlands.<ref name="parlement">[http://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llng31wg/j_f_b_jos_van_rey J.F.B. (Jos) van Rey] (in Dutch), ''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved 22 December 2017.</ref>
== Business == 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.<ref name="parlement"/>
== Politics == Van Rey became a member of the [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] in 1965.<ref name="parlement"/>
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 (Netherlands)|municipal council]] of Roermond (1974–1986; 1991–2002), an [[College van burgemeester en wethouders|alderman]] of Roermond (1979–1982; 1998–2012), a member of the [[States of Limburg]] (1982; 1995–2011), a member of the [[House of Representatives (Netherlands)|House of Representatives]] (1982–1989; 1991–1998), and member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] (2011–2012).<ref name="parlement"/>
Following the start of the investigation into political corruption in 2012, Van Rey resigned as alderman and senator.<ref>"[https://www.parlement.com/id/vj3za7kzglqc/nieuws/van_rey_vvd_wethouder_en_eerste_kamerlid Van Rey (VVD) wethouder en Eerste Kamerlid af]" (in Dutch), ''Parlement & Politiek'', 23 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2017.</ref>
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.<ref>"[http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/21959473/__Van_Rey_geroyeerd__.html Van Rey geroyeerd als lid VVD Roermond]" (in Dutch), ''[[De Telegraaf]]'', 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.</ref> In 2014, Van Rey was installed as a member of the Municipal Council in Roermond for the LVR.<ref>"[http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/22438961/__Van_Rey_geinstalleerd__.html Jos van Rey geïnstalleerd als raadslid]" (in Dutch), ''[[De Telegraaf]]'', 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2016.</ref>
In 2015, he was installed as a member of the States of Limburg for the People's Party Limburg.<ref name="parlement"/>
== Corruption investigation and conviction == Between 2012 and 2016, Van Rey was investigated for political corruption and prosecuted for bribery, disclosure of [[confidential information]], and [[electoral fraud]].<ref name="parlement"/><ref>"[http://www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/van-rey-wil-teeven-en-opstelten-laten-horen~a3833421/ Van Rey wil Teeven en Opstelten laten horen]" (in Dutch), ''[[de Volkskrant]]'', 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.</ref><ref>Joep Dohmen & Paul van der Steen, "[http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2015/01/20/verdediging-wil-opstelten-en-teeven-horen-in-zaak-van-rey/ Verdediging wil Opstelten en Teeven horen in zaak-Van Rey]" (in Dutch), ''[[NRC Handelsblad]]'', 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.</ref><ref>"[http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/23578159/__Zaak_Van_Rey_voor_rechter__.html Corruptiezaak VVD'er Van Rey voor de rechter]" (in Dutch), ''[[De Telegraaf]]'', 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.</ref> The criminal trial started in the court of Rotterdam on 4 April 2016.<ref>Saskia Belleman, "[http://www.telegraaf.nl/binnenland/25527596/__Megastrafzaak_tegen_Van_Rey_van_start__.html Megastrafzaak tegen Van Rey van start]" (in Dutch), ''[[De Telegraaf]]'', 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.</ref> 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.<ref>Peter de Graaf, "[https://www.trouw.nl/home/taakstraf-van-240-uur-voor-jos-van-rey~a80ca710/ Jos van Rey: een beetje corrupt]" (in Dutch), ''[[de Volkskrant]]'', 13 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.</ref><ref>Rechtbank Rotterdam, "[http://deeplink.rechtspraak.nl/uitspraak?id=ECLI:NL:RBROT:2016:5281 Uitspraakdocument megazaak San José]" (in Dutch), ''Rechtspraak.nl'', 12 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2017.</ref> On 20 December 2017, the Court of Appeal of The Hague gave Van Rey a twelve months' [[suspended sentence|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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.trouw.nl/home/jos-van-rey-krijgt-voorwaardelijke-celstraf-van-een-jaar-voor-corruptieschandaal~a3720e82/|title=Jos van Rey krijgt voorwaardelijke celstraf van één jaar voor corruptieschandaal|website=Trouw|date=20 December 2017 |language=nl-NL|access-date=20 December 2017}}</ref>
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