Dave Van Kesteren
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Dave Van Kesteren MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Chatham-Kent—Leamington Chatham-Kent—Essex (2006-2015) |
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Assumed office January 23, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Jerry Pickard |
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October 7, 1955 Chatham, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Faye Van Kesteren |
| Residence | Chatham |
| Profession | automobile dealer |
David "Dave" E. Van Kesteren (born October 7, 1955 in Chatham, Ontario) is the Conservative Member of the Parliament of Canada in the riding of Chatham-Kent—Leamington.
A child of Dutch parents (his father was born in Noordwijk aan Zee, his mother in Schoonhoven), Van Kesteren was born two years after his parents emigrated to Canada. Van Kesteren, who is married and has eight children and twenty one grandchildren, owns a Hyundai car dealership, Van Kesteren Auto Sales, which he founded in 1987. He is a charter member of the Chatham Sunrise Rotary Club and past president of the Chatham Christian Business Association.
First elected in the 2006 federal election, Van Kesteren defeated Liberal candidate Jim Comiskey by 5,616 votes in the then riding of Chatham-Kent—Essex. Previously, Van Kesteren had narrowly lost the 2004 election to Liberal incumbent Jerry Pickard by only 407 votes.
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