Gijs van Dijk
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11 October 1980
affiliationsGreenLeft (between 2002 and 2016)
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 11 October 1980 Leiden, Netherlands |
| Party | Labour 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.
