Gijs van Dijk

{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1980)}}

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| office = Member of the House of Representatives

| term_start = 23 March 2017

| term_end = 8 February 2022

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| birth_name = Gijs Jan van Dijk

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| birth_place = Leiden, Netherlands

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Gijs Jan van Dijk{{efn|name=pronunciation|The phrase Gijs Jan van Dijk is pronounced {{IPA|nl|ɣɛi ˈɕɑɱ vɑn ˈdɛik|}}. The words in isolation are pronounced {{IPA|nl|ɣɛis|}}, {{IPA|nl|jɑn|}}, {{IPA|nl|vɑn|}} and {{IPA|nl|dɛik|}}.}} (born 11 October 1980) is a Dutch politician and former union leader. He was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 23 March 2017 and 8 February 2022."[http://www.parlement.com/id/vk91h1qxzhtg/g_j_gijs_van_dijk Drs. G.J. (Gijs) van Dijk]" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 24 March 2017.

He resigned from the lower house after accusations of undesirable behaviour in the private sphere.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/231930718/pvd-a-kamerlid-gijs-van-dijk-stapt-op-na-meldingen-van-ongewenst-gedrag|publisher=De Telegraaf|date=8 February 2022|title=PvdA-Kamerlid Gijs van Dijk stapt op na meldingen van ongewenst gedrag}} A research bureau hired by the party concluded that he had displayed norm-breaking behaviour in and outside the private sphere.{{Cite news|url=https://nos.nl/artikel/2431176-onderzoek-sprake-van-grensoverschrijdend-gedrag-pvda-er-gijs-van-dijk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612090219/https://nos.nl/artikel/2431176-onderzoek-sprake-van-grensoverschrijdend-gedrag-pvda-er-gijs-van-dijk|archive-date=12 June 2022|date=2 June 2022|website=NOS|title=Onderzoek: sprake van grensoverschrijdend gedrag PvdA'er Gijs van Dijk|language=nl}} Discussion arose about these conclusions and the handling of the investigation by the Labour Party.{{Cite web |title=Sharp criticism over handling of allegations against Labour MP Gijs van Dijk |url=https://nltimes.nl/2022/10/11/sharp-criticism-handling-allegations-labour-mp-gijs-van-dijk |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=NL Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-10-11 |title=Onderzoek naar grensoverschrijdend gedrag oud-PvdA-Kamerlid Gijs van Dijk 'broddelwerk' volgens deskundigen |url=https://eenvandaag.avrotros.nl/item/onderzoek-naar-grensoverschrijdend-gedrag-oud-pvda-kamerlid-gijs-van-dijk-broddelwerk-volgens-deskundigen/ |access-date=2022-10-15 |website=EenVandaag |language=nl}} In several articles it was discussed whether behavior of politicians in the private sphere should always be part of the public discourse.{{Cite web |last=Dijk |first=T. F. |date=2022-05-25 |title=Vecht discussies over vreemdgaande politici uit waar ze ook begonnen: in de slaapkamer |url=https://www.hpdetijd.nl/2022-05-25/vecht-discussies-over-vreemdgaande-politici-uit-waar-ze-ook-begonnen-in-de-slaapkamer/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=HP/De Tijd |language=nl}}{{Cite web |last=Korteweg |first=Ariejan |date=2022-06-15 |title=Het onbevredigende onderzoek naar Gijs van Dijk vraagt dringend om een vervolg |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/gs-b8753ee6 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=de Volkskrant |language=nl-NL}} A commission dedicated to the case concluded that the matter was private and should have stayed that way; his party PvdA made apologies and welcomed Van Dijk back.