Michiel Patijn

{{short description|Dutch politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{BLP sources|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|honorific-prefix =

|name = Michiel Patijn

|image = Michiel Patijn.jpg

|caption = Patijn (1986)

|office = Permanent Representative
of the Netherlands to NATO

|term_start = 1 April 2001

|term_end = 1 May 2005

|predecessor = Nicolaas Hendrik Biegman

|successor = Unknown

|office1 = Member of the House of Representatives

|term_start1 = 19 May 1998

|term_end1 = 1 April 2001

|office2 = State Secretary for Foreign Affairs

|term_start2 = 22 August 1994

|term_end2 = 3 August 1998

|primeminister2 = Wim Kok

|predecessor2 = Piet Dankert

|successor2 = Dick Benschop

|birthname = Michiel Patijn

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1942|08|19}}

|birth_place = The Hague, Netherlands

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (from 1982)

|otherparty = Labour Party (1963–1978)

|spouse =

|children =

|father = Connie Patijn

|relatives = Schelto Patijn (brother)

|residence = The Hague, Netherlands

|alma_mater = Leiden University

|occupation = Politician · diplomat · civil servant

|signature =

}}

Michiel Patijn (born 19 August 1942) is a retired Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).{{Cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llijrise/m_michiel_patijn|title=Mr. M. (Michiel) Patijn|website=parlement.com|language=nl|access-date=29 April 2019}}