Arend Kisteman (born 13 May 1984) is a Dutch politician of the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), who has served as a member of the House of Representatives since December 2024.
[1] Kisteman has told that he became involved in politics when discussing compensation schemes for bakeries during the 2021–23 energy crisis.
[2] He serves as the parliamentary group's spokesperson on small and medium-sized enterprises, telecommunications, labor conditions, and unemployment benefits.
The latter two subjects of his portfolio were replaced by primary and secondary education and lifelong learning following the swearing in of the Schoof cabinet.
[3] To promote reading among children, he proposed with Ilana Rooderkerk (D66) to automatically enroll newborns in local libraries.