Leen van Dijke

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Dijke, not 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 (1955-09-03) 3 September 1955 Oosterland, Netherlands
Party	Christian Union (from 2002)
Other political affiliations	Reformatory Political Federation (until 2002)
Residence	Middelburg
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.

External links

Official

• (in Dutch) L.C. (Leen) van Dijke Parlement & Politiek