Cor Pierik
Cor Pierik | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| Assumed office 6 December 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1965 Genemuiden, Netherlands |
| Political party | Farmer–Citizen Movement |
| Children | 4 |
Cor R. Pierik (born 1965) is a Dutch politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives on behalf of the Farmer–Citizen Movement (BBB) since 2023.[1]
Career
Pierik started working for Statistics Netherlands (CBS) in 1990. He would work there for 33 years in positions such as agricultural spokesperson and project leader for environmental publications.[2][3] He participated in a joint interview with BBB leader Caroline van der Plas and later registered with the party.[2] Pierik ran for the House of Representatives in the November 2023 general election as the BBB's sixth candidate and was elected.[4] In an interview, he called agriculture his passion and stressed innovations within the sector would be required to solve the nitrogen crisis in the Netherlands.[2] He is the BBB's spokesperson for housing, agriculture, food quality, nature, and environment.[5]
Personal life
Pierik was born to a farmer and continued to run the family business in Genemuiden next to his job at CBS.[2] He and his wife Karin remained residents of Genemuiden as of 2024, and they have three daughters and one son.[3][6] Two of their daughters took over the 27-hectare (67-acre) farm with 15 cows and 60 sheep.[2] He is a member of the Reformed Church of Genemuiden, part of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands, and he headed its church council for four years as an elder.[6] Pierik was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in May 2022, but the prognosis of it being terminal turned out to be incorrect. Two years later, he had seemingly fully recovered.[3]
Electoral history
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| Year | Body | Party | Pos. | Votes | Result | Ref. | ||
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| Party seats | Individual | |||||||
| 2023 | House of Representatives | Farmer–Citizen Movement | 6 | 2,181 | 7 | Won | [4] | |
References
- ^ "C.R. (Cor) Pierik". www.parlement.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-02.
- ^ a b c d e Wolzak, Martine (7 January 2024). "Cor Pierik (BBB): 'Ik wil geen behoudende landbouwsector'" [Cor Pierik (BBB): 'I do not want a conservative agricultural sector']. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Pierik, Cor (30 March 2024). "Cor Pierik kreeg kanker, nu is hij BBB-Kamerlid. 'Ik zie Gods creatie in de natuur'" [Cor Pierik got cancer, his a BBB MP now. 'I can see God's creation in nature']. Nederlands Dagblad (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Ise Brandemann. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ a b "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. 125–182, 245. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Cor Pierik". Farmer–Citizen Movement (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ a b Pierik, Cor (22 July 2024). "Kamerlid Cor Pierik (BBB): Er is een wonder gebeurd, maar ik noem het liever geluk" [MP Cor Pierik (BBB): A miracle has taken place, but I would rather call it luck]. Reformatorisch Dagblad (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Coen Hermenet. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
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