Henry Keizer

Judicus Marinus Henricus Jacobus "Henry" Keizer (4 November 1960 – 5 October 2019) was a Dutch businessman who served as Chairman of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, the leading political party in the Netherlands. Keizer was elected on 14 June 2014. On 26 May 2015, Keizer stated that the Netherlands should introduce an electoral threshold. He also declared that he would make integrity a central theme. In April 2017 the Dutch platform for investigative journalism Follow the Money (FTM) published an article that accused Henry Keizer and three partners claiming that they had unfairly enriched themselves by buying an enterprise at a price that was below the actual value. It was also claimed that there was a conflict of interest, as Keizer was also an advisor to the sellers. Keizer denied the allegations and stated that they had done nothing wrong and claimed that the take-over was based on independent audit reports. The former owners of the company officially supported this statement. His party for the time being decided not to consult its Integrity Committee. Later on at the request of Keizer the Integrity Committee of the VVD did start an investigation. Pending the results he decided to temporarily suspend his duties as president of the VVD.