Leen van Dijke
Leen van Dijke | |
|---|---|
Leen van Dijke in 2010 | |
| Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
| In office 13 March 2001 – 23 May 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Kars Veling |
| In office 17 May 1994 – 13 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Meindert Leerling |
| Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
| Leader of the Reformatory Political Federation | |
| In office 17 May 1994 – 13 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Meindert Leerling |
| Succeeded by | Office discontinued |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 17 May 1994 – 30 January 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Leendert Cornelis van Dijke 3 September 1955 |
| Party | Christian Union (from 2002) |
| Other political affiliations | Reformatory Political Federation (until 2002) |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Management consultant · Public relations manager · Carpenter |
Leendert Cornelis "Leen" van Dijke (born 3 September 1955) is a Dutch retired politician and management consultant. A member of the now-defunct Reformatory Political Federation (RPF), he was its last party leader from 1994 to 2001; he co-founded the Christian Union (CU) as a merger of the RPF and Reformed Political League (GPV). Van Dijke sat in the House of Representatives from 1994 to 2003.
Career
Originally a carpenter, Van Dijke was a member of the House of Representatives from 1994 to 2003 as well as parliamentary leader from 1994 to 2002 as a member of the Reformatory Political Federation (Reformatorische Politieke Federatie) and its successor the Christian Union (ChristenUnie), which he co-founded as a merger of the RPF and GPV. He was the RPF lead candidate in the 1994 and 1998 general election.
Previously he was a member of the Provincial Council of Zeeland from 1987 to 1994.
References
External links
- Official
- (in Dutch) L.C. (Leen) van Dijke Parlement & Politiek