Diederik van Dijk
{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Diederik van Dijk
| image = Mr djh van dijk-1451074938.jpeg
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| office = Member of the House of Representatives
| term_start = 6 December 2023
| term_end =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands
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| birthname = Diederik J.H. van Dijk
| nationality = Dutch
| party = Reformed Political Party
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| alma_mater = Utrecht University (LLM, law)
| occupation = Politician, director, columnist
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| office1 = Member of the Senate
| termstart1 = 9 June 2015
| termend1 = 5 December 2023
| children = 5
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Diederik J.H. van Dijk (born 22 November 1971) is a Dutch non-executive director and a politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP). He served on the Senate between 2015 and 2023, and he has been on the House of Representatives since 2023.
Biography
Van Dijk studied law at Utrecht University. Starting in 1996, he has been a policy assistant to the Reformed Political Party fraction in the House of Representatives, dealing with foreign affairs, defense, European affairs, infrastructure and environment. While a member of the body in 2024, a motion of Van Dijk was carried calling on the Dutch Health Council to investigate the appropriateness of the policy regarding gender-affirming care for transgender minors. Minister Conny Helder had advised against the motion, saying that periodic evaluations were already occurring, while Van Dijk raised concerns about safety and effectivity.{{Cite news |url = https://www.rd.nl/artikel/1050952-kamer-wil-advies-gezondheidsraad-over-hormoonbehandeling-transgender-jongeren |url-access = subscription |date = 30 January 2024 |access-date = 31 January 2024 |language = nl |website = Reformatorisch Dagblad |title = Kamer wil advies Gezondheidsraad over hormoonbehandeling transgender jongeren |trans-title = House wants advice of Health Council on hormone therarpy transgender minors }} Later in the year, he signed a declaration against surrogacy.{{Cite news |url = https://nos.nl/artikel/2515149-sgp-tekent-internationale-verklaring-tegen-draagmoederschap |date = 2 April 2024 |access-date = 3 April 2024 |language = nl |website = NOS |title = SGP tekent internationale verklaring tegen draagmoederschap |trans-title = SGP signs international declaration against surrogacy }}
In the past, he was among others chair of the Reformed Political Party election committee in The Hague, a member of the board of directors of the Reformed teachers' college Driestar Hogeschool at Gouda, and an elder as well as chair of the diaconate in the Dutch Reformed Bethlehemkerk at The Hague. Nowadays he is among others a member of the supervisory board of the Reformed news media company Erdee Media Groep as well as of the care facilities Sorg and Lelie Zorggroep, and an elder in the Restored Reformed Church at Waddinxveen.
= House committee assignments =
- Committee for Justice and Security
- Temporary committee Fundamental rights and constitutional review
- Committee for Health, Welfare and Sport
- Committee for European Affairs
- Committee for Defence
- Committee for Asylum and Migration{{Cite web |url = https://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/members_of_parliament/members_of_parliament/dijk-djh-van-sgp |website = House of Representatives |access-date = 26 December 2024 |title = Diederik van Dijk }}
Personal life
Diederik van Dijk is married with five children, and he lives in Benthuizen. His hobbies include water skiing and motorcycling.{{Cite news |url = https://www.rd.nl/artikel/1072170-diederik-van-dijk-sgper-op-waterskis |url-access = subscription |date = 24 July 2024 |last = Vroegindeweij |first = Gerard |access-date = 24 July 2024 |language = nl |website = Reformatorisch Dagblad |title = Diederik van Dijk, SGP'er op waterski's |trans-title = Diederik van Dijk, SGP member on water skis }}
Electoral history
{{Incomplete list|date=December 2023}}
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|+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Diederik van Dijk}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body ! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes ! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result ! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}. |
| scope="col" |Party seats
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| scope="row" | 2002
| rowspan="7" | House of Representatives | rowspan="7" style="background-color:{{party color|Reformed Political Party}};"| | rowspan="7" | Reformed Political Party | style=text-align:right | 6 | style=text-align:right | 518 | style=text-align:right | 2 | {{no2|Lost}} |
| scope="row" | 2003
| style=text-align:right | 6 | style=text-align:right | 343 | style=text-align:right | 2 | {{no2|Lost}} |
| scope="row" | 2006
| style=text-align:right | 6 | style=text-align:right | 237 | style=text-align:right | 2 | {{no2|Lost}} |
| scope="row" | 2010
| style=text-align:right | 6 | style=text-align:right | 238 | style=text-align:right | 2 | {{no2|Lost}} |
| scope="row" | 2012
| style=text-align:right | 6 | style=text-align:right | 243 | style=text-align:right | 3 | {{no2|Lost}} |
| scope="row" | 2021
| style=text-align:right | 5 | style=text-align:right | 722 | style=text-align:right | 3 | {{no2|Lost}} |
| scope="row" | 2023
| style=text-align:right | 2 | style=text-align:right | 5,776 | style=text-align:right | 3 | {{yes2|Won}} |
References
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.parlement.com/id/vjrljfja3dic/d_j_h_diederik_van_dijk Parlement.com biography]
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External links
- {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/mr_d_j_h_van_dijk_sgp Senate biography]
{{Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–present}}
{{Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027}}
{{Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023}}
{{Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019}}
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Category:Dutch corporate directors
Category:Members of the Senate (Netherlands)
Category:People from Driebergen-Rijsenburg
Category:Reformed Political Party politicians
Category:Dutch Calvinist and Reformed Christians
Category:Utrecht University alumni
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