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In this Dutch name, the surname is van Dijk, not Dijk.
Diederik van Dijk
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 December 2023
Member of the Senate
In office
9 June 2015 – 5 December 2023
Personal details
Born
Diederik J.H. van Dijk

(1971-11-22) 22 November 1971 (age 53)
Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands
Political partyReformed Political Party
Children5
Alma materUtrecht University (LLM, law)
OccupationPolitician, director, columnist

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.

Biography

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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.

House committee assignments

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  • Committee for Justice and Security
  • Temporary committee Fundamental rights and constitutional review
  • Committee for Health, Welfare and Sport
  • Committee for European Affairs
  • Committee for Defence
  • Committee for Asylum and Migration[3]

Personal life

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Diederik van Dijk is married with five children, and he lives in Benthuizen. His hobbies include water skiing and motorcycling.[4]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Diederik van Dijk
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2002 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 6 518 2 Lost [5]
2003 House of Representative Reformed Political Party 6 343 2 Lost [6]
2006 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 6 237 2 Lost [7]
2010 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 6 238 2 Lost [8]
2012 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 6 243 3 Lost [9]
2021 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 5 722 3 Lost [10]
2023 House of Representatives Reformed Political Party 2 5,776 3 Won [11]

References

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  1. ^ "Kamer wil advies Gezondheidsraad over hormoonbehandeling transgender jongeren" [House wants advice of Health Council on hormone therarpy transgender minors]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ "SGP tekent internationale verklaring tegen draagmoederschap" [SGP signs international declaration against surrogacy]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Diederik van Dijk". House of Representatives. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ^ Vroegindeweij, Gerard (24 July 2024). "Diederik van Dijk, SGP'er op waterski's" [Diederik van Dijk, SGP member on water skis]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2002" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2002 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 15 May 2002. pp. 153–154. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2003" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2003 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 22 January 2003. pp. 162–163. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 27 November 2006. pp. 113–114. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 94–95. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 141–142. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 117–118. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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