Gerrit Holdijk

Dutch jurist and politician

Gerrit Holdijk (17 November 1944 – 30 November 2015) was a Dutch jurist and politician of the Reformed Political Party (SGP).

Holdijk was born in Uddel, a village in the Veluwe region.^[1] He studied notary at a post-secondary level, and also law at Utrecht University. Till his retirement at the age of 65 he was performing a judicial practice.

Belonging to the Reformed Association in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, he was a member of its executive committee since 1983.

On behalf of his party he was a member of the States-Provincial of Gelderland from 1987 to 2011. He was also a member of the Senate from 1986 to 1987 and again from 1991 to 2015.^[1] As a senator he was dealing with matters in the field of justice, home affairs and agriculture.

Holdijk was well known for pipe smoking.^[2] On 30 November 2015 he died in his hometown of a serious illness at the age of 71.^[1]^[3]

References

(in Dutch) Parlement.com biography

^ ^a ^b ^c Joost de Vries (30 November 2015). "Voormalig SGP-senator Gerrit Holdijk (71) overleden". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 November 2015.
^ "Oud-senator Holdijk (SGP) overleden" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
^ "SGP-politicus Holdijk (71) overleden". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

External links

(in Dutch) Senate biography

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Senate, 7 June 2011 - 8 June 2015

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See also: Members of the Senate of the Netherlands, 2015–present

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