# Peter van Dijk

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Dutch politician (born 1952)

For the American architect, see [Peter van Dijk (architect)](/source/Peter_van_Dijk_(architect)). For the Dutch herpetologist, see [Peter Paul van Dijk](/source/Peter_Paul_van_Dijk).

Peter van Dijk Member of the Senate In office 28 March 2017 – 11 June 2019 In office 8 September 2015 – 29 December 2015 In office 7 June 2011 – 9 June 2015 Member of the States-Provincial of Zeeland In office 10 March 2011 – 28 March 2023 Member of the municipal council of Goes In office 20 August 1981 – 1 May 1990 Personal details Born (1952-12-28) 28 December 1952 (age 73) Goes, Netherlands Party Christian Democratic Appeal (1981–1990), Party for Freedom (2011–2019)

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

## Life

Van Dijk worked as an administrative employee in [Vlissingen](/source/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](/source/Christian_Democratic_Appeal) in the municipal council of [Goes](/source/Goes).[1] He was made Member of the [Order of Orange-Nassau](/source/Order_of_Orange-Nassau) on 11 February 2002.[2]

He was a member of the [Senate](/source/Senate_(Netherlands)) for the [Party for Freedom](/source/Party_for_Freedom) three times. His first term lasted from 7 June 2011 to 9 June 2015.[1] He served again in the Senate between 8 September 2015 and 29 December 2015 when he replaced [Gabriëlle Popken](/source/Gabri%C3%ABlle_Popken) who went on maternity leave.[1][3] His third time lasted from 28 March 2017 to 11 June 2019.[1][4] 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.[5] Van Dijk indicated he would press charges of defamation against his former colleagues.[6] He continued as his own party.[7]

## Electoral history

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

Electoral history of Peter van Dijk Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref. Party seats Individual 2011 Senate Party for Freedom ? Won 2015 Senate Party for Freedom 8 0 9 Lost[a] [8] 2019 Senate Party for Freedom 6 98[b] 5 Lost [9]

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Van Dijk was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Weighted votes

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-parlement_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-parlement_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-parlement_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-parlement_1-3) ["P. (Peter) van Dijk"](https://www.parlement.com/id/vinxl5vokwqr/p_peter_van_dijk) (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["P. van Dijk (PVV)"](https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/p_van_dijk_pvv). Senate of the Netherlands. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Voor het eerst vervanging in Senaat vanwege zwangerschap"](https://www.parlement.com/id/vjx49so13nfd/nieuws/voor_het_eerst_vervanging_in_senaat) (in Dutch). Parlement.com. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Vijf Eerste Kamerleden beëdigd"](https://www.parlement.com/id/vkcwi4hnvqxz/nieuws/vijf_eerste_kamerleden_beedigd) (in Dutch). Parlement.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Enzo van Steenbergen and Rik Rutten (28 April 2019). ["Na jaren komt de ergernis over PVV-senator Peter van Dijk tot ontploffing"](https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2019/04/28/na-jaren-komt-de-ergernis-over-pvv-senator-peter-van-dijk-tot-ontploffing-a3958450). *NRC* (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["PVV-fractievoorzitter Van Dijk doet aangifte tegen partijgenoten: 'Ik laat dit niet over mijn kant gaan!'"](https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/112399/PVV-fractievoorzitter-Van-Dijk-doet-aangifte-tegen-partijgenoten-Ik-laat-dit-niet-over-mijn-kant-gaan) (in Dutch). Omroep Zeeland. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ernst Jan Rozendaal (7 September 2019). ["Bom onder stoel Peter van Dijk heeft hele Zeeuwse PVV opgeblazen"](https://www.pzc.nl/zeeuws-nieuws/bom-onder-stoel-peter-van-dijk-heeft-hele-zeeuwse-pvv-opgeblazen~a0f2f046/) (in Dutch). Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Kiesraad (28 May 2015). ["Uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2015"](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) (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 28–30. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Kiesraad (31 May 2019). ["Proces-verbaal van de verkiezingsuitslag van de Eerste Kamer"](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) (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 17–19. Retrieved 28 October 2024.

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 (2011–2015) Senate 7 June 2011 – 8 June 2015 People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD: 16) Hermans Beckers Bröcker Broekers-Knol (president) ‹Bruijn› Dupuis Duthler F. de Graaf (president) De Grave Huijbregts-Schiedon Van Kappen Kneppers-Heynert Knip ‹Van Rey› Schaap Schouwenaar Swagerman Labour Party (PvdA: 14) Barth Beuving ‹Duivesteijn› Ter Horst ‹Koning› Koole Linthorst ‹Meurs› ‹Noten› Postema ‹Putters› Schrijver Sent Sylvester Vlietstra De Vries ‹Witteveen› ‹Van Zandbrink› Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA: 11) Brinkman Van Bijsterveld Essers Flierman Franken Hoekstra Van der Linden Lokin-Sassen Martens Terpstra De Vries-Leggedoor Party for Freedom (PVV: 10) ‹M. de Graaf› ‹De Graaff› Faber ‹Van Beek› Van Dijk Frijters-Klijnen ‹Klever› ‹Kok› ‹Kops› Popken Reynaers Sørensen Van Strien Socialist Party (SP: 8) Kox Elzinga ‹Gerkens› ‹Meijer› Quik-Schuijt Reuten Ruers Slagter-Roukema ‹Smaling› ‹Vliegenthart› Democrats 66 (D66: 5) Van Boxtel Backer Engels Th. de Graaf Scholten GroenLinks (GL: 5) Thissen De Boer Ganzevoort Strik Vos Christian Union (CU: 2) Kuiper Ester Reformed Political Party (SGP: 1) Holdijk 50PLUS (50+: 1) Nagel Party for the Animals (PvdD: 1) Koffeman Independent Senate Group (OSF: 1) De Lange Bold indicates the parliamentary leader (first mentioned); ‹Guillemets› indicate a member who did not serve the full term

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