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Chris van Dam
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
Personal details
Born

Christiaan Jan Lodewijk van Dam


(1963-07-09) 9 July 1963 (age 61)
Wilp, Netherlands
Political partyChristian Democratic Appeal
OccupationPolice officer

Christiaan Jan Lodewijk "Chris" van Dam (born 9 July 1963) is a Dutch politician, policeman and prosecutor who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).[1]

Biography[edit]

Chris van Dam was a police officer for 12 years in The Hague before becoming a prosecutor. He mainly worked in Amsterdam, where he was deputy head officer at the public ministry's local branch from 2014 to 2016 before moving back to The Hague to occupy the same position there.

Elected to the House of Representativesin2017 for the Christian Democratic Appeal, he has cautioned against the overuse of facial recognition technology as a parliamentarian, suggesting that it is "to the detriment of human values", as people become mere data points.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mr. C.J.L. (Chris) van Dam". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  • ^ "Facial recognition technology needs limits, D66 and CDA MPs say". DutchNews.nl. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-02-03.


  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_van_Dam&oldid=1106264747"

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