Chris Stoffer

Christiaan "Chris" Stoffer (born 19 September 1974) is a Dutch politician who has served as Leader of the Reformed Political Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) since 25 August 2023.

As a civil engineer, Stoffer worked for the Rijkswaterstaat government organisation until 2018, for which he was a project leader and team manager.

[1] Stoffer has been a member of the House of Representatives since 11 April 2018, when he succeeded Elbert Dijkgraaf.

[2] Nederlands Dagblad described Stoffer's political style as more impulsive than that of his predecessor, Kees van der Staaij, citing Stoffer's organizing of a protest supporting Israel following its war with Hamas and a billboard campaign opposing the results of a submarine tender.

He said he wanted to show his solidarity with Israel following the October 2023 Hamas-led attack that had sparked the conflict, and he dismissed calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amongst considerable civilian casualties, saying Hamas infrastructure first had to be destroyed.