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

(1980-10-11) 11 October 1980
Leiden, Netherlands
Political partyLabour Party (until 2002, from 2016)
Other political
affiliations		GreenLeft (between 2002 and 2016)

Gijs Jan van Dijk[lower-alpha 1] (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.

Notes

  1. ↑ The phrase Gijs Jan van Dijk is pronounced [ˈɣɛi ˈʃɑɱ vɑn ˈdɛik]. The words in isolation are pronounced [ˈɣɛis], [ˈjɑn], [ˈvɑn] and [ˈdɛik].

References

  1. ↑ "Drs. G.J. (Gijs) van Dijk" (in Dutch), Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "PvdA-Kamerlid Gijs van Dijk stapt op na meldingen van ongewenst gedrag". De Telegraaf. 8 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Onderzoek: sprake van grensoverschrijdend gedrag PvdA'er Gijs van Dijk". NOS (in Dutch). 2 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Sharp criticism over handling of allegations against Labour MP Gijs van Dijk". NL Times. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Onderzoek naar grensoverschrijdend gedrag oud-PvdA-Kamerlid Gijs van Dijk 'broddelwerk' volgens deskundigen". EenVandaag (in Dutch). 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. ↑ Dijk, T. F. (2022-05-25). "Vecht discussies over vreemdgaande politici uit waar ze ook begonnen: in de slaapkamer". HP/De Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  7. ↑ Korteweg, Ariejan (2022-06-15). "Het onbevredigende onderzoek naar Gijs van Dijk vraagt dringend om een vervolg". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 2022-09-05.


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