# Roel Kuiper

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Roel Kuiper Leader of the Christian Union in the Senate In office 7 June 2011 – 11 June 2019 Preceded by Egbert Schuurman Succeeded by Mirjam Bikker Member of the Senate In office 12 June 2007 – 11 June 2019 Personal details Born Roelof Kuiper (1962-04-05) 5 April 1962 (age 64) Mariënberg Party Christian Union Alma mater VU University Amsterdam (MA and PhD, history; MA, philosophy) Occupation Politician, historian, philosopher Website ChristianUnion biography

**Roelof (Roel) Kuiper** (born 5 April 1962 in [Mariënberg](/source/Mari%C3%ABnberg)) is a Dutch historian, philosopher, ideologue, politician and university professor. He was from 2007 to 2019 a member of the Dutch [Senate](/source/Senate_of_the_Netherlands), and is professor of [Reformational philosophy](/source/Reformational_philosophy) at the [Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam](/source/Erasmus_Universiteit_Rotterdam) in the name of the Association for Reformational philosophy, teaching Society Issues at the Christelijke Hogeschool Ede and Gereformeerde Hogeschool Zwolle and Political and social philosophy at the [Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam](/source/Vrije_Universiteit_Amsterdam) (VU).

Kuiper received his doctorate in [History](/source/History) in 1986 at the VU. In 1992 he got his promotion at the same university on the subject: *Zelfbeeld en wereldbeeld: antirevolutionairen en het buitenland 1848–1905*. He received his doctorate in [Philosophy](/source/Philosophy) at the VU in 1998.

## Positions

After his doctorate in History Kuiper had, besides what is written above, different other positions, such as teacher at the MO-teacherseducation History, at the Evangelische Hogeschool in Amersfoort, from 1991 until 1995 he was director of the [Association for Reformational Philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Association_for_Reformational_Philosophy&action=edit&redlink=1) in Utrecht and in 1995 he succeeded [André Rouvoet](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Rouvoet) as director of the [Marnix van Sint Aldegonde Stichting](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marnix_van_Sint_Aldegonde_Stichting&action=edit&redlink=1), the Scientific Institute of the Reformational Political Federation until 2002. From 2000 until 2002 he was director of the Scientific Institute of the [Christian Union](/source/Christian_Union_(Netherlands)), the [Groen van Prinsterer Stichting](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Groen_van_Prinsterer_Stichting&action=edit&redlink=1).

Kuiper was a member of "Nationale Conventie", a think tank for a revision of the national political system. This system consists presently of an executive government, a [bicameral](/source/Bicameralism) parliament, the judiciary and the political parties. The central question was if changes in that system could contribute to recovery of faith between citizens and government. He has also served as a professor specialized in Christian identity at the [Theological University of the Reformed Churches](/source/Theological_University_of_the_Reformed_Churches).[1]

The historical, political and philosophical publications by Kuiper are often [apologetic](/source/Christian_apologetics) by nature, defending the Christian faith in the Netherlands against ongoing secularization. Many of his ideas are inspired by [Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer](/source/Guillaume_Groen_van_Prinsterer), the intellectual father of the Antirevolutionary Party; Kuiper wrote a biography of Groen in 2001.

## Politics

Kuiper was a [Christian Union](/source/Christian_Union_(Netherlands)) member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) from 12 June 2007 until 11 June 2019. He was also a [Senate group leader](/source/Parliamentary_leader) from 7 June 2011 until 11 June 2019, succeeding [Egbert Schuurman](/source/Egbert_Schuurman). Following the party losing two of its five seats in the [2023 general election](/source/2023_Dutch_general_election), Kuiper was tasked with reshaping its vision. His assignment included investigating the party's participation in the [fourth Rutte cabinet](/source/Fourth_Rutte_cabinet) and investigating whether the Christian Union had become too leftist.[1]

## Publications

- Zelfbeeld en wereldbeeld. Antirevolutionairen en het buitenland, 1848–1905 (Uitgeverij Kok: Kampen, 1992). Proefschrift.

- Herenmuiterij. Vernieuwing en sociaal conflict in de antirevolutionaire beweging, 1871–1894 (Leiden, 1994)

- Uitzien naar de zin. Inleiding tot een christelijke geschiedbeschouwing (Uitgeverij Groen: leiden, 1996).

- ‘Das abschied eines antirevolutionärs von Deutschland. Abraham Kuyper (1837–1920) und Adolf Stoecker (1835–1909)’, in: Jahrbuch Zentrum Für Niederlande-Studien (Verlag Regensberg: Münster, 1998).

- Op zoek naar de samenleving. Over anti-utopisch denken en politieke verantwoordelijkheid (Rotterdam, 1999). Inaugurele oratie.

- Op het breukvlak van twee millennia (Willem de Zwijgerstichting: Apeldoorn, 1999)

- Kunst van het leven. De cultuuruitdaging van de 21e eeuw (Rotterdam, 1999). Redactie met L. la Riviere en prof.dr. J.-P. Balkenende

- ‘Tot een voorbeeld zult Gij blijven’. Mr. G. Groen van Prinsterer. Biografie (Amsterdam, 2001).

- ‘Techniek en politiek: humaniteit, moraliteit en openbaar bestuur’, in: Kees Boersma, Jan van der Stoep, Maarten Verkerk, Ad Vlot, Aan Babels stromen. Een bevrijdend perspectief op ethiek en techniek (Amsterdam, 2002).

- ‘Human Identity and Reformational Social Philosophy’, in: Philosophia Reformata (jaargang 69, 2004, no. 1).

- ‘Dialoog en vervreemding als politieke werkelijkheid’, in: Govert Buijs, Peter Blokhuis, [Sander Griffioen](/source/Sander_Griffioen), Roel Kuiper (redactie), Homo Respondens. Verkenningen rond het mens-zijn (Buijten en Schipperheijn: Amsterdam, 2005).

- Over de schutting, Op weg naar nieuwe solidariteit, Redactie samen met Cors Visser (Buijten en Schipperheijn: Amsterdam, 2005).

- ‘Groen van Prinsterer’s Ongeloof en Revolutie (1847)’, in: F.G.M. Broeyer en D.Th. Kuiper, Is ’t waar of niet? Ophefmakende publicaties uit de ‘lange’ negentiende eeuw (Meinema: Zoetermeer, 2005).

- ‘Heimat und Fremde – Herausforderungen im Zeitalter von Migration und Globalisierung’, in: Erkenntnis und Glaube, band 36 ([Evangelische Verlagsanstalt](/source/Evangelische_Verlagsanstalt): Leipzig, 2006).

- ‘De praktijk van het sociaal werk’, in: Henk Jochemsen, Roel Kuiper, Bram de Muynck, Een theorie over praktijken. Normatief praktijkmodel voor zorg, sociaal werk en onderwijs (Buijten en Schipperheijn: Amsterdam, 2006).

## References

- (in Dutch) [Parlement.com biography](http://www.parlement.com/9291000/biof/03171)

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rd_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rd_1-1) Vroegindeweij, Gerard (15 March 2024). ["ChristenUnie bezint zich na zetelverlies op koers"](https://www.rd.nl/artikel/1056681-christenunie-bezint-zich-na-zetelverlies-op-koers) [Christian Union reflects vision after electoral loss]. *[Reformatorisch Dagblad](/source/Reformatorisch_Dagblad)* (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 March 2024.

## External links

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- (in Dutch) [Senate biography](http://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/prof_dr_r_kuiper_christenunie)

Party political offices Preceded by Egbert Schuurman Leader of the Christian Union in the Senate 2011–2019 Succeeded by Mirjam Bikker

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v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2015–2019) Senate 9 June 2015 – 10 June 2019 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) ‹Hermans› Jorritsma Broekers-Knol (president) Bruijn ‹De Bruijn-Wezeman› Duthler ‹De Grave› Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen ‹Klip-Martin› Knip ‹Krikke› Schaap Schouwenaar ‹Swagerman› Van de Ven ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) Brinkman Atsma Van Bijsterveld Flierman ‹Hoekstra› N.J. van Kesteren Knapen ‹Lokin-Sassen› Martens Oomen Van Rij Rombouts De Vries-Leggedoor Democrats 66 (D66: 10) ‹De Graaf› Engels ‹Andriessen› Backer ‹Bredenoord› ‹Gout-van Sinderen› Pijlman Prast Rinnooy Kan ‹Schaper› Schnabel Stienen ‹Vink› Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) Faber ‹Aardema› ‹Van Beek› Dercksen ‹P. van Dijk› Van Hattem ‹T. van Kesteren› Kok ‹Kops› ‹Markuszower› ‹Popken› ‹Van der Sluijs› Van Strien ‹Van Weerdenburg› Socialist Party (SP: 9) Kox Van Apeldoorn Don ‹Elzinga› Gerkens Köhler Meijer ‹Overbeek› ‹Reuten› ‹Ruers› ‹Wezel› Labour Party (PvdA: 8) ‹Barth› Postema Sent ‹Beuving› ‹Fiers› Nooren ‹Schrijver› ‹Sini› Verheijen ‹Vlietstra› ‹Vreeman› ‹Van Zandbrink› GroenLinks (GL: 4) Strik ‹Binnema› Ganzevoort Lindmeijer ‹Vos› Christian Union (CU: 3) Kuiper ‹Bikker› Ester ‹Sietsma› Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) Koffeman ‹Van Leeuwen› ‹Teunissen› Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) Schalk D. van Dijk 50PLUS (50+: 2) Nagel ‹Baay-Timmerman› ‹Van Rooijen› Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) Ten Hoeve Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term

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