Diederik van Dijk explained

Diederik van Dijk
Office:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start:6 December 2023
Birth Date:22 November 1971
Birth Place:Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands
Birthname:Diederik J.H. van Dijk
Nationality:Dutch
Party:Reformed Political Party
Alma Mater:Utrecht University (LLM, law)
Occupation:Politician, director, columnist
Office1:Member of the Senate
Termstart1:9 June 2015
Termend1:5 December 2023
Children:5

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.

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.[1] Later in the year, he signed a declaration against surrogacy.[2]

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.

Diederik van Dijk is married with five children, and he lives in Benthuizen. His hobbies include water skiing and motorcycling.[3]

Electoral history

Year! scope="col" rowspan=2
BodyPartyVotesResult.
Party seatsIndividual
2002House of RepresentativesReformed Political Partystyle=text-align:right 6style=text-align:right 518style=text-align:right 2[4]
2003House of RepresentativeReformed Political Partystyle=text-align:right 6style=text-align:right 343style=text-align:right 2[5]
2006House of RepresentativesReformed Political Partystyle=text-align:right 6style=text-align:right 237style=text-align:right 2[6]
2010House of RepresentativesReformed Political Partystyle=text-align:right 6style=text-align:right 238style=text-align:right 2[7]
2012House of RepresentativesReformed Political Partystyle=text-align:right 6style=text-align:right 243style=text-align:right 3[8]
2021House of RepresentativesReformed Political Partystyle=text-align:right 5style=text-align:right 722style=text-align:right 3[9]
2023House of RepresentativesReformed Political Partystyle=text-align:right 2style=text-align:right 5,776style=text-align:right 3[10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Kamer wil advies Gezondheidsraad over hormoonbehandeling transgender jongeren . subscription . 30 January 2024 . 31 January 2024 . nl . . House wants advice of Health Council on hormone therarpy transgender minors .
  2. News: SGP tekent internationale verklaring tegen draagmoederschap . 2 April 2024 . 3 April 2024 . nl . . SGP signs international declaration against surrogacy .
  3. News: Diederik van Dijk, SGP'er op waterski’s . subscription . 24 July 2024 . Vroegindeweij . Gerard . 24 July 2024 . nl . . Diederik van Dijk, SGP member on water skis .
  4. Web site: Proces-verbaal zitting uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2002 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 23 December 2023 . PDF . 15 May 2002 . Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2002 general election . 153–154 .
  5. Web site: Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2003 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 23 December 2023 . PDF . 22 January 2003 . Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2003 general election . 162–163 .
  6. Web site: Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 22 December 2023 . PDF . 27 November 2006 . Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election . 113–114 .
  7. Web site: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 22 December 2023 . PDF . 16 June 2010 . Results 2010 general election . 46–47 .
  8. Web site: Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 22 December 2023 . PDF . 17 September 2012 . Results 2012 general election . 94–95 .
  9. Web site: Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 29 March 2021 . Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021 . 141–142 .
  10. Web site: Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023 . Dutch Electoral Council . nl . 21 December 2023 . PDF . 4 December 2023 . Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023 . 117–118 .

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