Jozef Franciscus Bernard "Jos" van Rey (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːzə frɑnˈsɪskʏz ˈbɛrnɑrt fɑn ˈrɛi, ˈjɔs fɑn ˈrɛi];[a] born 15 April 1945) is a Dutch businessman and politician from Roermond.
He is the owner of a real estate company named after himself, Jos van Rey Vastgoed BV.
[2] 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.
[2] Between 2012 and 2016, Van Rey was investigated for political corruption and prosecuted for bribery, disclosure of confidential information, and electoral fraud.
[10][11] On 20 December 2017, the Court of Appeal of The Hague gave Van Rey a twelve months' 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.