Peter van Dijk explained

Peter van Dijk
Office1:Member of the Senate
Term Start1:28 March 2017
Term End1:11 June 2019
Term Start2:8 September 2015
Term End2:29 December 2015
Term Start3:7 June 2011
Term End3:9 June 2015
Office4:Member of the States-Provincial of Zeeland
Term Start4:10 March 2011
Office5:Member of the municipal council of Goes
Term Start5:20 August 1981
Term End5:1 May 1990
Birth Date:28 December 1952
Birth Place:Goes, Netherlands
Party:Christian Democratic Appeal (1981–1990), Party for Freedom (2011–2019)

Pieter "Peter" van Dijk (born 28 December 1952) is a Dutch politician, he served three terms in the Senate for the Party for Freedom in the period between 2011 and 2019. He is member of the States-Provincial of Zeeland since 10 March 2011.

Life

Van Dijk worked as an administrative employee in Vlissingen between 1977 and 1994. He later held jobs as manager, project leader and bus driver. From 1981 to 1990 he served for the Christian Democratic Appeal in the municipal council of Goes.[1] He was made Member of the Order of Orange-Nassau on 11 February 2002.[2]

He was a member of the Senate for the Party for Freedom three times. His first term lasted from 7 June 2011 to 9 June 2015.[1] He served again in the Senate between 8 September 2015 and 29 December 2015 when he replaced Gabriëlle Popken who went on maternity leave.[1] [3] His third time lasted from 28 March 2017 to 11 June 2019.[1] [4] In April 2019 van Dijk fell out with other Party for Freedom officials in Zeeland over financial matter and his style of governance and he was removed from the provincial party.[5] Van Dijk indicated he would press charges of defamation against his former colleagues.[6] He continued as his own party.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: P. (Peter) van Dijk . Dutch . Parlement.com . 16 August 2020.
  2. Web site: P. van Dijk (PVV) . Senate of the Netherlands . 6 May 2014.
  3. Web site: Voor het eerst vervanging in Senaat vanwege zwangerschap . Dutch . Parlement.com . 8 September 2015 . 8 September 2015.
  4. Web site: Vijf Eerste Kamerleden beëdigd . Dutch . Parlement.com . 7 April 2017.
  5. Web site: Enzo van Steenbergen and Rik Rutten . Na jaren komt de ergernis over PVV-senator Peter van Dijk tot ontploffing . subscription . Dutch . NRC Handelsblad . 28 April 2019 . 16 August 2020.
  6. Web site: PVV-fractievoorzitter Van Dijk doet aangifte tegen partijgenoten: 'Ik laat dit niet over mijn kant gaan!' . Dutch . Omroep Zeeland . 18 April 2019 . 16 August 2020.
  7. Web site: Ernst Jan Rozendaal . Bom onder stoel Peter van Dijk heeft hele Zeeuwse PVV opgeblazen . Dutch . Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant . 7 September 2019 . 16 August 2020.