# Diederik van Dijk

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Dutch politician (born 1971)

In this [Dutch name](/source/Dutch_name), the [surname](/source/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 Dirk Jacob Huibert van Dijk (1971-11-22) 22 November 1971 (age 54) Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Netherlands Party Reformed Political Party Children 5 Alma mater Utrecht University (LLM, law) Occupation Politician, director, columnist

**Dirk Jacob Huibert** "**Diederik**" **van Dijk** (born 22 November 1971) is a Dutch [non-executive director](/source/Non-executive_director) and politician of the [Reformed Political Party](/source/Reformed_Political_Party) (SGP). He has served in the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) from 2015 to 2023 and in the [House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands)) since 2023.

## Biography

Van Dijk studied law at [Utrecht University](/source/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](/source/Motion_(parliamentary_procedure)) of Van Dijk was carried calling on the [Dutch Health Council](/source/Dutch_Health_Council) to investigate the appropriateness of the policy regarding [gender-affirming care](/source/Gender-affirming_care) for [transgender](/source/Transgender) minors. Minister [Conny Helder](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Reformed_tradition) teachers' college [Driestar Hogeschool](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Driestar_Hogeschool&action=edit&redlink=1) at Gouda, and an [elder](/source/Elder_(Christianity)) as well as chair of the [diaconate](/source/Diaconate) in the [Dutch Reformed](/source/Dutch_Reformed_Church) Bethlehemkerk at The Hague. Nowadays he is among others a member of the supervisory board of the Reformed news media company [Erdee Media Groep](/source/Erdee_Media_Groep) as well as of the care facilities [Sorg](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sorg_(care_facility)&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Lelie Zorggroep](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lelie_Zorggroep&action=edit&redlink=1), and an elder in the [Restored Reformed Church](/source/Restored_Reformed_Church) at [Waddinxveen](/source/Waddinxveen).

### House committee assignments

- 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

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

## Electoral history

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2023)

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 6 343 2 Lost [6] 2006 6 237 2 Lost [7] 2010 6 238 2 Lost [8] 2012 6 243 3 Lost [9] 2021 5 722 3 Lost [10] 2023 2 5,776 3 Won [11] 2025 2 4,932 3 Won [12]

## References

- (in Dutch) [Parlement.com biography](http://www.parlement.com/id/vjrljfja3dic/d_j_h_diederik_van_dijk)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Kamer wil advies Gezondheidsraad over hormoonbehandeling transgender jongeren"](https://www.rd.nl/artikel/1050952-kamer-wil-advies-gezondheidsraad-over-hormoonbehandeling-transgender-jongeren) [House wants advice of Health Council on hormone therarpy transgender minors]. *[Reformatorisch Dagblad](/source/Reformatorisch_Dagblad)* (in Dutch). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["SGP tekent internationale verklaring tegen draagmoederschap"](https://nos.nl/artikel/2515149-sgp-tekent-internationale-verklaring-tegen-draagmoederschap) [SGP signs international declaration against surrogacy]. *[NOS](/source/Nederlandse_Omroep_Stichting)* (in Dutch). 2 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Diederik van Dijk"](https://www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/members_of_parliament/members_of_parliament/dijk-djh-van-sgp). *[House of Representatives](/source/House_of_Representatives_(Netherlands))*. Retrieved 26 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Vroegindeweij, Gerard (24 July 2024). ["Diederik van Dijk, SGP'er op waterski's"](https://www.rd.nl/artikel/1072170-diederik-van-dijk-sgper-op-waterskis) [Diederik van Dijk, SGP member on water skis]. *[Reformatorisch Dagblad](/source/Reformatorisch_Dagblad)* (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Proces-verbaal zitting uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2002"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2002/05/proces-verbaal-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2002/proces-verbaal-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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2003"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2003/01/27/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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2006/11/27/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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2010/06/16/proces-verbaal-tweede-kamer-2010-kopie) [Results 2010 general election] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 46–47. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2012/09/19/proces-verbaal-zitting-uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-2012) [Results 2012 general election] (PDF). *Dutch Electoral Council* (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 94–95. Retrieved 22 December 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2021/03/26/uitslag-tweede-kamerverkiezing-17-maart-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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2023/12/04/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-tweede-kamerverkiezing-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.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025"](https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/publicaties/2025/11/07/proces-verbaal-van-de-uitslag-van-de-verkiezing-van-de-tweede-kamer-2025-d.d.-7-november-2025) [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). *[Electoral Council](/source/Electoral_Council)* (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 53–54, 141. Retrieved 21 November 2025.

## External links

- (in Dutch) [Senate biography](http://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/mr_d_j_h_van_dijk_sgp)

v t e Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2023–2025 House of Representatives 6 December 2023 – 11 November 2025 Party for Freedom 37 seats Wilders (leader) Aardema Agema Blaauw Boon Van den Born Bosma (speaker) Boutkan Claassen Crijns Deen Van Dijck Emiel van Dijk Esser Faber Faddegon Graus Van Haasen Heutink Van der Hoeff De Jong Kops Madlener Maeijer Markuszower Van Meetelen Mooiman Mulder Nijhof-Leeuw Pool Ram Rep De Roon Smitskam Thiadens Uppelschoten Valize Van der Velde Vlottes Vondeling De Vree GroenLinks–Labour Party 25 seats Timmermans (leader) Bromet Bushoff Chakor Gabriëls Haage Hirsch De Hoop Kathmann Klaver Kröger Lahlah Van der Lee Maatoug Mohandis Mutluer Nordkamp Patijn Pijpelink Piri Slagt-Tichelman Stultiens Thijssen Tseggai Westerveld White People's Party for Freedom and Democracy 24 seats Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (leader) Aartsen Becker De Beer Bevers Bikkers Brekelmans Buijsse Van der Burg Van Campen Dral Van Eijk Ellian Erkens Van Groningen Peter de Groot Hartsuiker Heinen Hermans Van den Hil Kamminga Kisteman De Kort Martens-America Meulenkamp Michon-Derkzen Paul Rajkowski Richardson Tielen Veltman Verkuijlen De Vries Van der Wal New Social Contract 19 seats Omtzigt (leader, 2023–2024) Van Vroonhoven (leader, 2024–2025) Van Hijum (leader, 2025) Boomsma Bruyning Olger van Dijk Heite Hertzberger Holman Idsinga Daniëlle Jansen Joseph Kahraman Koops De Korte Kouwenhoven Van Oostenbruggen Palmen Postma Saris Six Dijkstra Soepboer Uitermark Veldkamp Verouden Van Waveren Welzijn Wingelaar Zeedijk Democrats 66 9 seats Jetten (leader) Bamenga Tjeerd de Groot Paternotte Paulusma Podt Rooderkerk Sneller Synhaeve Vijlbrief Van der Werf Farmer–Citizen Movement 8 seats Van der Plas (leader) Helder Joseph Keijzer Oostenbrink Pierik Rikkers-Oosterkamp Tuinman Vermeer Wijen-Nass Van Zanten Christian Democratic Appeal 5 seats Bontenbal (leader) Boswijk Inge van Dijk Krul Vedder Socialist Party 5 seats Marijnissen (leader, 2023) Dijk (leader, 2023–2025) Beckerman Dobbe Van Kent Van Nispen Denk 3 seats Van Baarle (leader) El Abassi Ergin Party for the Animals 3 seats Ouwehand (leader) Kostić Teunissen Forum for Democracy 3 seats Baudet (leader, 2023–2025) De Vos (leader, 2025) Dekker Van Houwelingen Freek Jansen Van Meijeren Reformed Political Party 3 seats Stoffer (leader) Diederik van Dijk Flach Christian Union 3 seats Bikker (leader) Ceder Grinwis Volt 2 seats Dassen (leader) Koekkoek JA21 1 seats Eerdmans (leader) See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2023–2027 Senate 13 June 2023 – present GroenLinks–Labour Party 14 seats Rosenmöller (leader) Crone Fiers Van Gurp Janssen-van Helvoort Karimi Kluit-Sledsens Martens Ramsodit Recourt Roovers Thijssen Veldhoen Vos (president, 2025–present) Farmer–Citizen Movement 12 seats Lagas (leader) Croll Goossen Griffioen Heijnen Jaspers Klopman Van Knapen Kroon Van Langen-Visbeek Lievense Marquart Scholtz Oplaat Panman Van Wijk Walenkamp People's Party for Freedom and Dem. 9 seats Schippers (leader, 2023–2025) Klip-Martin (leader, 2025–present) Van Ballekom Van den Berg Bruijn (president, 2023–2025) Geerdink Kaljouw Van der Linden Meijer Musa Petersen Van de Sanden Straus Vogels Democrats 66 7 seats Van Meenen (leader) Aerdts Belhirch Croll Dittrich Griffioen Kanis Kilic-Karaasian Moonen Christian Democratic Appeal 6 seats Bovens (leader) Bakker-Klein Doornhof Prins-Modderaar Rietkerk Van Toorenburg Party for Freedom 4 seats Faber-van de Klashorst (leader, 2023–2024) Van Hattem (leader, 2024–present) Bezaan Van Kesteren Van Strien JA21 2 seats Nanninga (leader, 2023–2025) Van Bijsterveld (leader, 2025–present) Baumgarten Socialist Party 3 seats Janssen (leader) Van Aelst-den Uijl Van Apeldoorn Kox Christian Union 3 seats Huizinga-Heringa (leader) Holterhues Talsma Forum for Democracy 3 seats Dessing (leader) Kemperman Van den Oetelaar Party for the Animals (de jure) 2 seats Koffeman (leader, 2023–2025) Visseren-Hamakers (leader, 2025) Nicolaï (leader, 2025–present) Volt 2 seats Perin-Gopie (leader) Hartog Reformed Political Party 2 seats Schalk (leader) Van Dijk De Vries 50Plus 1 seat Van Rooijen (leader) Independent Politics Netherlands 1 seat Van der Goot (leader) Beukering Group 1 seat Beukering (leader) Van de Sanden Group 1 seat Van de Sanden (leader) Visseren-Hamakers Group 1 seat Visseren-Hamakers (leader) Walenkamp Group 1 seat Walenkamp (leader) Van Gasteren Group 1 seat Van Gasteren (leader) See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2021–2023 2023–2025 2025–present

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2019–2023 Senate 11 June 2019 – 13 June 2023 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD – 12) Jorritsma ‹Adriaansens› Arbouw Van Ballekom Van den Berg De Blécourt Bruijn (President) De Bruijn-Wezeman ‹Van der Burg› Geerdink Keunen Klip-Martin Meijer L. Vos ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA – 9) Knapen Atsma Doornhof Essers Van Kesteren Oomen-Ruijten Prins Rietkerk Rombouts ‹Soeharno› GroenLinks (GL – 8) Rosenmöller De Boer Ganzevoort Van Gurp Karimi Kluit Krijnen Veldhoen ‹Vendrik› Democrats 66 (D66 – 7) Bredenoord Backer Dittrich ‹Van Huffelen› Moonen Pijlman Stienen Van der Voort Labour Party (PvdA – 6) M. Vos Crone Fiers Karakus Koole ‹Nooren› Recourt ‹Sent› Party for Freedom (PVV – 5) Faber Bezaan Van Hattem Van Kesteren Van Strien Socialist Party (SP – 4) Janssen Van Apeldoorn Gerkens Janssen Kox Christian Union (CU – 3) Huizinga ‹Bikker› ‹Ester› † Kennedy Talsma Verkerk Party for the Animals (PvdD – 3) Koffeman Nicolaï Prast ‹Teunissen› 50PLUS (50+ – 2) Van Rooijen Baay-Timmerman Reformed Political Party (SGP – 2) Schalk Van Dijk Forum for Democracy (FVD – 3) Dessing ‹Cliteur› Independent Senate Group (OSF – 1) Raven ‹Gerbrandy› Nanninga Group (Indep. – 7) Nanninga Berkhout Beukering Hermans Van der Linden Van Pareren ‹Pouw-Verweij› Van Wely Otten Group (Indep. – 2) Otten ‹Baljeu› ‹Rookmaker› De Vries Frentrop Group (Indep. – 2) Frentrop Hiddema Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned) and the President; (Brackets) indicate a temporarily absent member; Italics indicate a temporary member; ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who has left the Senate See also: Members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, 2017–2021 · 2021–2023

v t e Members of the Senate of the Netherlands (2015–2019) Senate 9 June 2015 – 10 June 2019 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 13) ‹Hermans› Jorritsma Broekers-Knol (president) Bruijn ‹De Bruijn-Wezeman› Duthler ‹De Grave› Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen ‹Klip-Martin› Knip ‹Krikke› Schaap Schouwenaar ‹Swagerman› Van de Ven ‹Wever› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 12) Brinkman Atsma Van Bijsterveld Flierman ‹Hoekstra› N.J. van Kesteren Knapen ‹Lokin-Sassen› Martens Oomen Van Rij Rombouts De Vries-Leggedoor Democrats 66 (D66: 10) ‹De Graaf› Engels ‹Andriessen› Backer ‹Bredenoord› ‹Gout-van Sinderen› Pijlman Prast Rinnooy Kan ‹Schaper› Schnabel Stienen ‹Vink› Party for Freedom (PVV: 9) Faber ‹Aardema› ‹Van Beek› Dercksen ‹P. van Dijk› Van Hattem ‹T. van Kesteren› Kok ‹Kops› ‹Markuszower› ‹Popken› ‹Van der Sluijs› Van Strien ‹Van Weerdenburg› Socialist Party (SP: 9) Kox Van Apeldoorn Don ‹Elzinga› Gerkens Köhler Meijer ‹Overbeek› ‹Reuten› ‹Ruers› ‹Wezel› Labour Party (PvdA: 8) ‹Barth› Postema Sent ‹Beuving› ‹Fiers› Nooren ‹Schrijver› ‹Sini› Verheijen ‹Vlietstra› ‹Vreeman› ‹Van Zandbrink› GroenLinks (GL: 4) Strik ‹Binnema› Ganzevoort Lindmeijer ‹Vos› Christian Union (CU: 3) Kuiper ‹Bikker› Ester ‹Sietsma› Party for the Animals (PvdD: 2) Koffeman ‹Van Leeuwen› ‹Teunissen› Reformed Political Party (SGP: 2) Schalk D. van Dijk 50PLUS (50+: 2) Nagel ‹Baay-Timmerman› ‹Van Rooijen› Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) Ten Hoeve Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term

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