Tom van der Lee
Tom van der Lee is a Dutch politician representing the GroenLinks who has served in the House of [Representatives |House of Representatives] since the 2017 general election. He was re-elected four years later, and he received a third term in the 2023 general election. Van der Lee's portfolio has subsequently included finances.
In December 2024, when finance minister Eelco Heinen intended to privatize De Volksbank, Van der Lee called on him through a motion to keep the bank, which had been nationalized in 2013 during the European debt crisis, state-owned. An overwhelming majority of the House adopted the motion, in which Van der Lee argued that the bank served a societal function because of its extensive network of locations and its sustainable investment portfolio.