Christiaan van Riet

Christiaan van Riet (born 14 February, 1967) is a Dogger politician serving as the Chancellor of the Treasury since 22 December. As member of the Zuipont Liberal Party, van Riet has served in the Zuipont Assembly from 2002 to 2021. In 2009 he was appointed Chief Whip of the party by the leader, rising through the ranks. He was later made Minister of Interior and Safety in Zuipont from 2011 to 2013, his tenure was focused on cracking down on organised crime. He had to resign on 12 October 2013 over a controversial courts reform plan. Once the Liberals were able to enter the provincial government again, van Riet was appointed Minister of the Economy. In the office he passed many initiatives such as cutting provincial taxes, enacting tax credits and deregulation. He resigned in 2020 after the Zuipont Assembly voted down one of his bills which would've cut back on environmental regulation, though he remained fairly popular with the electorate. He later claimed to have implemented the vast majority of his agenda as Minister and that he was satisfied with the progress made.

Van Riet decided to quit provincial politics on 18 December 2021 though he remains a member of the Zuipont Liberal Party. He stood for election to the National Assembly on the list of the national Liberal Party. Soon after winning his seat he was appointed Chancellor of the Treasury by Prime Minister Priston Michael. He continued to serve in the office under Eric Paterson. On 24 December due to 	Peter Rampart's election to the Senate, van Riet announced his intention to run for Speaker of the National Assembly, hoping to bring the experience he had in the Zuipont Assembly and solve the burocracy of Port Nandels.