Antoine Pierre Cornelis "Teun" van Dijck (born 13 September 1963) is a Dutch politician of the Party for Freedom (PVV) and a former management consultant and restaurateur.

Teun van Dijck
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
30 November 2006
Personal details
Born
Antoine Pierre Cornelis van Dijck

(1963-09-13) 13 September 1963 (age 61)
Venlo, Netherlands
Political partyParty for Freedom
SpouseJasmin Clifton
Children2
ResidenceVenlo
Alma materEindhoven University of Technology (MSc, Engineering management)
OccupationPolitician, management consultant, restaurateur, saxophonist
Website(in Dutch) Party for Freedom website

Life

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Van Dijck was born in Venlo in September 1963. He was a childhood friend of Geert Wilders, who would later establish the PVV, having been born in the same month and living in the same street.[1][2] He performed various jobs, including management and consulting positions. He lived on Curaçao from 1993 to 2006, where among others he owned a restaurant and worked for the local government.

On behalf of the PVV, he has served as a member of the House of Representatives since 30 November 2006. He focused on matters of state pensions and other pensions, and finances has been his portfolio following his re-election in 2023.[1][3]

Personal life

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Van Dijck played saxophone under the stage name Tony Saxofony. He is married to Miss Curaçao 1993 Jasmin Clifton, with whom he has two children.[4]

Electoral history

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Electoral history of Teun van Dijck
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2006 House of Representatives Party for Freedom 8 114 9 Won [5]
2010 7 1,039 24 Won [6]
2012 6 590 15 Won [7]
2017 8 416 20 Won [8]
2021 8 466 17 Won [9]
2023 10 557 37 Won [10]

References

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  1. ^ a b (in Dutch) Teun van Dijck (45) Archived 18 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Reformatorisch Dagblad, 12 June 2009
  2. ^ Jonker, Ulko (4 October 2024). "IJzerenheinige Heinen houdt de marges graag smal" [Imperturbable Heinen likes to keep the margins narrow]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Tweede Kamerfractie" [House of Representatives group]. Party for Freedom (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 March 2024.
  4. ^ (in Dutch) Geerts stille opportunisten (Gerectificeerd), de Volkskrant, 16 December 2006
  5. ^ "Proces-verbaal zitting Kiesraad uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2006" [Records meeting Duch Electoral Council results 2006 general election]. Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 27 November 2006. pp. 131–132. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2010" [Results 2010 general election]. Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. pp. 30–31. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2012" [Results 2012 general election]. Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 17 September 2012. pp. 60–61. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)]. Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 64–65. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021]. Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 18–19. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Proces-verbaal van de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal 2023 d.d. 4 december 2023" [Report of the results of the election of the House of Representatives on 4 December 2023]. Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 33–34. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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