Jimmy Dijk
Dijk in September 2023
Leader of the Socialist Party
Assumed office
13 December 2023
Preceded byLilian Marijnissen
Leader of the Socialist Party in the House of Representatives
Assumed office
13 December 2023
Preceded byLilian Marijnissen
Member of the House of Representatives
Assumed office
20 April 2023
Personal details
Born
J.P. Dijk

(1985-11-03) 3 November 1985
Oldenzijl, Netherlands
Political partySocialist Party
Residence(s)Groningen, Netherlands
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
OccupationPolitician, facilitator

J.P. (Jimmy) Dijk (born 3 November 1985) is a Dutch politician. Since 20 April 2023, he is a member of the House of Representatives as part of the Socialist Party (SP). On 13 December 2023, he succeeded Lilian Marijnissen as leader of the SP. Dijk was previously a councillor in the Groningen council from 2010 to 2023.[1]

Biography

Dijk grew up in his birthplace Oldenzijl, in the north of the province of Groningen. He attended secondary school at Het Hogeland College in Warffum. From his 18th, he lived in the city of Groningen, where he studied sociology. After receiving his degree, he worked as a bartender.

In September 2010, he became a councillor for the SP in Groningen, as a temporary replacement for the departing Peter Verschuren. In January 2013, Dijk succeeded Eelco Eikenaar as leader of the SP fraction within the Groningen council.[2] Among other achievenments, he strengthened the position of house renters living in poor conditions.[3] Fellow councillors praised his enthusiastic commitment, knowledge and honesty.

Next to his council work, Dijk has also been a national campaign leader for the SP. He is also member of party management.[4] In the 2021 Dutch general election, he was listed tenth on the candidate list for the SP. The party only received votes for nine seats, and he was therefore not elected to the House of Representatives. In April 2023, he arrived in the House, as replacement for Maarten Hijink, who had left Parliament in order to spend more time with his family.[5] Dijk is the party spokesperson for health. After taking office, he committed to keep fighting to keep hospitals open, such as those in Zutphen, Heerlen and a number of other places in the Netherlands.[6]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Jimmy Dijk
Year Body Party Pos. Votes Result Ref.
Party seats Individual
2017 House of Representatives Socialist Party 35 1,086 14 Lost [7]
2021 House of Representatives Socialist Party 10 1,757 9 Lost[lower-alpha 1] [8]
2023 House of Representatives Socialist Party 4 2,633 5 Won [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Dijk was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.

References

  1. ↑ "Is Jimmy Dijk uit Groningen klaar om de SP te leiden? Dit zeggen zijn voor- en tegenstanders | profiel". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  2. ↑ "SP fractievoorzitter Groningen verlaat gemeenteraad". SP fractievoorzitter Groningen verlaat gemeenteraad (in Dutch). 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  3. ↑ "Anti-schimmelbrigade om problemen in Groningen op te lossen". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  4. ↑ "Jimmy Dijk (SP) verruilt Groningse raad na 12,5 jaar voor Tweede Kamer" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ↑ "SP-Kamerlid Maarten Hijink stopt ermee vanwege wissel op gezinsleven". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  6. ↑ "De Stentor". De Stentor. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. ↑ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2017 (getekend exemplaar)" [Results House of Representatives 2017 (signed example)] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 21 March 2017. pp. 68–76, 204. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Proces-verbaal verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer 2021" [Report of the election results House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 106–110, 231. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "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] (PDF). Dutch Electoral Council (in Dutch). 4 December 2023. pp. 41–42. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
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