| Gijs van Dijk | |
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| Term Start: | 23 March 2017 |
| Term End: | 8 February 2022 |
| Birth Name: | Gijs Jan van Dijk |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1980 |
| Party: | Labour Party (until 2002, from 2016) |
| Otherparty: | GreenLeft (between 2002 and 2016) |
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Gijs Jan van Dijk (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.[1]
He resigned from the lower house after accusations of undesirable behaviour in the private sphere.[2] A research bureau hired by the party concluded that he had displayed norm-breaking behaviour in and outside the private sphere.[3] Discussion arose about these conclusions and the handling of the investigation by the Labour Party.[4] [5] In several articles it was discussed whether behavior of politicians in the private sphere should always be part of the public discourse.[6] [7] 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.