Florens van der Spek

Florens van der Spek is a Dutch politician from the party Jesus Lives.[1] His father in law, Joop van Ooijen, is the founder of the party.[2]

Van der Spek lives on his father-in-law’s farm.[3][4] During his youth, he was a cocaine addict as well as an alcoholic.[5][6] Now his party campaigns to outlaw all drugs.[7] When he went to church, he would leave early to visit the pub were he took drugs and drank alcohol, also being frequently involved in fights.[8] When asked about what he would do if he became minister-president he described himself as unfit as his strict interpretation of the bible wouldn't allow him to make the necessary concessions.[2] He went as far as to say that his party would not cooperate with parties that "oppose the principles of Jesus" at all.[6] He is of the opinion that every problem can be solved by "doing them with Jesus", traffic jams being the exception.[9] He also was a candidate for the European Election.[7]

He works at a gardening company called Scheppingsonderhoud.[10]

When his party won zero seats in the election he remarked that meant he didn't have to make a compromise with other politicians and that was the only true victory,[2] as his goal is not to win elections but to share Jesus' message.[9]