Peter van Dijk

{{Short description|Dutch politician (born 1952)}} {{About||the American architect|Peter van Dijk (architect)|the Dutch herpetologist|Peter Paul van Dijk}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Peter van Dijk | image = File:Peter-van-dijk-1321216345.jpg | alt = | caption = | office1 = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start1 = 28 March 2017 | term_end1 = 11 June 2019 | term_start2 = 8 September 2015 | term_end2 = 29 December 2015 | term_start3 = 7 June 2011 | term_end3 = 9 June 2015 | office4 = Member of the [[States-Provincial]] of [[Zeeland]] | term_start4 = 10 March 2011 | term_end4 = 28 March 2023 | office5 = Member of the municipal council of [[Goes]] | term_start5 = 20 August 1981 | term_end5 = 1 May 1990 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|12|28|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Goes]], Netherlands | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] <small>(1981–1990)</small>, [[Party for Freedom]] <small>(2011–2019)</small> | website = }}

'''Pieter "Peter" van Dijk''' (born 28 December 1952) is a Dutch politician, he served three terms in the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] for the [[Party for Freedom]] in the period between 2011 and 2019. He was a member of the [[States-Provincial]] of [[Zeeland]] between 10 March 2011 and 28 March 2023.

==Life== Van Dijk worked as an administrative employee in [[Vlissingen]] between 1977 and 1994. He later held jobs as manager, project leader and bus driver. From 1981 to 1990 he served for the [[Christian Democratic Appeal]] in the municipal council of [[Goes]].<ref name=parlement>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vinxl5vokwqr/p_peter_van_dijk |title=P. (Peter) van Dijk |language=Dutch |publisher=Parlement.com |date= |accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref> He was made Member of the [[Order of Orange-Nassau]] on 11 February 2002.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/p_van_dijk_pvv |title=P. van Dijk (PVV) |publisher=Senate of the Netherlands |date= |accessdate=6 May 2014}}</ref>

He was a member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] for the [[Party for Freedom]] three times. His first term lasted from 7 June 2011 to 9 June 2015.<ref name=parlement/> He served again in the Senate between 8 September 2015 and 29 December 2015 when he replaced [[Gabriëlle Popken]] who went on maternity leave.<ref name=parlement/><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vjx49so13nfd/nieuws/voor_het_eerst_vervanging_in_senaat |title=Voor het eerst vervanging in Senaat vanwege zwangerschap |language=Dutch |publisher=Parlement.com |date=8 September 2015 |accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref> His third time lasted from 28 March 2017 to 11 June 2019.<ref name=parlement/><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vkcwi4hnvqxz/nieuws/vijf_eerste_kamerleden_beedigd |title=Vijf Eerste Kamerleden beëdigd |language=Dutch |publisher=Parlement.com |date= |accessdate=7 April 2017}}</ref> In April 2019 van Dijk fell out with other Party for Freedom officials in Zeeland over financial matter and his style of governance and he was removed from the provincial party.<ref>{{cite news|author=Enzo van Steenbergen and Rik Rutten |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/04/28/na-jaren-komt-de-ergernis-over-pvv-senator-peter-van-dijk-tot-ontploffing-a3958450 |url-access=subscription |title=Na jaren komt de ergernis over PVV-senator Peter van Dijk tot ontploffing |newspaper=NRC |language=Dutch |publisher=NRC Handelsblad |date=28 April 2019 |accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref> Van Dijk indicated he would press charges of defamation against his former colleagues.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/112399/PVV-fractievoorzitter-Van-Dijk-doet-aangifte-tegen-partijgenoten-Ik-laat-dit-niet-over-mijn-kant-gaan |title=PVV-fractievoorzitter Van Dijk doet aangifte tegen partijgenoten: 'Ik laat dit niet over mijn kant gaan!' |language=Dutch |publisher=Omroep Zeeland |date=18 April 2019 |accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref> He continued as his own party.<ref>{{cite web|author=Ernst Jan Rozendaal |url=https://www.pzc.nl/zeeuws-nieuws/bom-onder-stoel-peter-van-dijk-heeft-hele-zeeuwse-pvv-opgeblazen~a0f2f046/ |title=Bom onder stoel Peter van Dijk heeft hele Zeeuwse PVV opgeblazen |language=Dutch |publisher=Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant |date=7 September 2019 |accessdate=16 August 2020}}</ref>

== Electoral history == {{Incomplete list|date=December 2023}} {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Peter van Dijk}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body ! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes ! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result ! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}. |- ! scope="col" |Party seats ! scope="col" |Individual |- ! scope="row" | [[2011 Dutch Senate election|2011]] | [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"| | [[Party for Freedom]] | style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2011 Dutch Senate election|?]] | style=text-align:right | | style=text-align:right | | {{yes2|Won}} | |- ! scope="row" | [[2015 Dutch Senate election|2015]] | [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"| | [[Party for Freedom]] | style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2015 Dutch Senate election|8]] | style=text-align:right | 0 | style=text-align:right | 9 | {{no2|Lost}}{{efn|Van Dijk was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.}} | <ref>{{cite web|access-date=28 October 2024|author=Kiesraad |date=28 May 2015|language=nl |title=Uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2015|url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/binaries/kiesraad/documenten/proces-verbalen/2015/05/28/proces-verbaal-verkiezingsuitslag-eerste-kamer-2015/getekend-proces-verbaal-eerste-kamerverkiezing-2015.pdf|pages=28–30}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | [[2019 Dutch Senate election|2019]] | [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Party for Freedom}};"| | [[Party for Freedom]] | style=text-align:right | [[List of Party for Freedom candidates in the 2019 Dutch Senate election|6]] | style=text-align:right | 98{{efn|Weighted votes}} | style=text-align:right | 5 | {{no2|Lost}} | <ref>{{cite web|access-date=28 October 2024|author=Kiesraad |date=31 May 2019|language=nl |title=Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Eerste Kamer|url=https://www.kiesraad.nl/binaries/kiesraad/documenten/proces-verbalen/2019/pvs-eerste-kamerverkiezing/zitting-bekendmaking-uitslag-ek-2019-door-csb/proces-verbaal-uitslag-eerste-kamerverkiezing-zitting-kiesraad-31-mei-2019/Proces-verbaal+van+de+verkiezingsuitslag+van+de+Eerste+Kamer.pdf|pages=17–19}}</ref> |}

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