Kars Veling

Kars Veling (Groningen, June 30 1948) is rector of the Johan de Witt College in The Hague and former politician for the GPV and Christen Unie in the Dutch parliament.

Education

Veling followed the HBS-B education in Groningen, the town where he was born. After finishing the HBS, he studied Mathematics, physics and astronomy at the University of Groningen, where he received his candidate exam (comparable with a Bachelors degree). After that he studies philosophy and promoted at the faculty of social sciences of the University of Leiden in 1982.

Carrier

After finishing his study in Groningen in 1969, Veling started as a teacher in mathematics for five years in Groningen. From 1972 until 1987 he taught philosophy at the "Gereformeerde Sociale Academie" (Reformed Social Academy) in Zwolle. He was vice director of that academy from 1974 until 1980. He was also lector at the theological Kampen Theological University of the Reformed Churches (Liberated) from 1972 until 1987, when he became special professor at the same university (dissertation: "Methodologie en de grondslagen van een pluriforme sociologie" (methodology and the foundations of a pluriform sociology).

In 1988 Veling became vice rector of the reformed high school-group "Prof.dr. S. Greijdanus" in Zwolle for seven years. From June 11 1991 until November 12 2002 Veling was member of the Dutch Parliament. Until may 16 2002 he was member of the First Chamber (Senate) of the Parliament, the rest of the time member of the Second Chamber and president of the fraction of the Christen Union. First, Veling represented the GPV in the parliament, and after the fusion with the RPF he was fraction president of the joint fraction of GPV and RPF and after the may 2002 elections the Christen Union.

After the for his party failed elections in November 2002, Veling stepped down from the politics, and returned in June 2003 to the education. He became rector of the Johan de Witt College school group in The Hague.

ources and references

* [http://www.parlement.com www.parlement.com] (Dutch)
* [http://www.nd.nl/htm/dossier/cu/veling/biogr.htm Biography summary] by Nederlands Dagblad (Dutch)
* [http://www.senaat.nl/9324000/1f/j9vvgh5ihkk7kof/vg09llpbchzu Veling's profile on the official website of the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament]