Gijs van Dijk

Dutch politician (born 1980)
Gijs van Dijk
Gijs van Dijk in 2017
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
23 March 2017 – 8 February 2022
Personal details
Born
Gijs Jan van Dijk

(1980-10-11) 11 October 1980 (age 43)
Leiden, Netherlands
Political partyLabour Party (until 2002, from 2016)
Other political
affiliations
GreenLeft (between 2002 and 2016)

Gijs Jan van Dijk[a] (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.

Notes

  1. ^ The phrase Gijs Jan van Dijk is pronounced [ˈɣɛi ˈʃɑɱ vɑn ˈdɛik]. The words in isolation are pronounced [ˈɣɛis], [ˈjɑn], [ˈvɑn] and [ˈdɛik].

References

  1. ^ "Drs. G.J. (Gijs) van Dijk" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ "PvdA-Kamerlid Gijs van Dijk stapt op na meldingen van ongewenst gedrag". De Telegraaf. 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Onderzoek: sprake van grensoverschrijdend gedrag PvdA'er Gijs van Dijk". NOS (in Dutch). 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Sharp criticism over handling of allegations against Labour MP Gijs van Dijk". NL Times. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. ^ "Onderzoek naar grensoverschrijdend gedrag oud-PvdA-Kamerlid Gijs van Dijk 'broddelwerk' volgens deskundigen". EenVandaag (in Dutch). 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. ^ Dijk, T. F. (2022-05-25). "Vecht discussies over vreemdgaande politici uit waar ze ook begonnen: in de slaapkamer". HP/De Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  7. ^ Korteweg, Ariejan (2022-06-15). "Het onbevredigende onderzoek naar Gijs van Dijk vraagt dringend om een vervolg". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-09-05.

External links

  • Gijs van Dijk at the website of the House of Representatives
  • Gijs van Dijk (in Dutch) at the website of the Labour Party
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House of Representatives
31 March 2021 – 5 December 2023
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 34)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 24)Party for Freedom
(PVV – 16)Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 14)
Socialist Party
(SP – 9)Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)GroenLinks
(GL – 8)Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 6)Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 5)Christian Union
(CU – 5)Farmer–Citizen Movement
(BBB – 4)Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)DENK
(DENK – 3)Volt Netherlands
(Volt – 2)JA21
(JA21 – 1)Den Haan Group
(FDH – 1)BIJ1
(BIJ1 – 1)Van Haga Group
(Indep. – 3)Member Ephraim
(Indep. – 1)Member Gündoğan
(Indep. – 1)Member Omtzigt
(Indep. – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 · Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027
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House of Representatives
23 March 2017 – 31 March 2021
People's Party for
Freedom and Democracy
(VVD – 32)
Party for Freedom
(PVV – 20)
Christian Democratic Appeal
(CDA – 19)
Democrats 66
(D66 – 19)
GroenLinks
(GL – 14)
Socialist Party
(SP – 14)
Labour Party
(PvdA – 9)
Christian Union
(CU – 5)
Party for the Animals
(PvdD – 4)
50PLUS
(50+ – 3)
Reformed Political Party
(SGP – 3)
DENK
(DENK – 3)
Forum for Democracy
(FVD – 2)
Member Krol
(Indep. – 1)
Member Van Kooten-Arissen
(Indep. – 1)
 Bold  indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the Speaker;  (Brackets)  indicate a temporarily absent member;
 Italics  indicate a temporary member;  ‹Guillemets›  indicate a member who has left the House of Representatives
See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–2019 · 2019–2023


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