Klaas de Vries (Christian Democratic Appeal)

Klaas de Vries (11 November 1917 – 21 August 1999) was a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Senate from 1968 to 1987, first for the Christian Historical Union (CHU) and later for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).

De Vries was born in 1917 in the Frisian town of Bolsward, the son of a teacher. During World War II, he was active in the Dutch resistance. From 1942 to 1945, he was in hiding.

He graduated cum laude in Dutch law from the University of Groningen in 1952. In 1955, he received his doctorate in law from the same university, again cum laude.

In 1968, he entered the Upper House on behalf of the CHU. For the CHU, he was mainly active in the fields of culture, defence and education. From 1980 to 1987, he was a member of the Upper House on behalf of the CDA, which had been formed in 1980 from the CHU, among others.

De Vries was married to Ine Cnossen and had two daughters and a son.