Meindert Leerling
Meindert Leerling | |
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![]() Meindert Leerling in 1982 | |
Leader of the Reformatory Political Federation | |
In office 10 June 1981 – 17 May 1994 | |
Preceded by | Jan Rietkerk |
Succeeded by | Leen van Dijke |
Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives | |
In office 10 June 1981 – 17 May 1994 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Leen van Dijke |
Parliamentary group | Reformatory Political Federation |
Member of the House of Representatives | |
In office 10 June 1981 – 17 May 1994 | |
Parliamentary group | Reformatory Political Federation |
Personal details | |
Born | Meindert Leerling 11 January 1936 Heerjansdam, Netherlands |
Died | 9 May 2021 Bergambacht, Netherlands | (aged 85)
Political party | ChristianUnion (2002–2021) |
Other political affiliations | Reformatory Political Federation (1977–2002) Anti-Revolutionary Party (1955–1962) |
Children | 3 children |
Residence(s) | Bergambacht, Netherlands (last residence until his death) |
Occupation | Politician · Journalist · Editor · Author · Television director · television producer · Nonprofit director |
Meindert Leerling (11 January 1936 – 9 May 2021) was a Dutch journalist and politician of the defunct Reformatory Political Federation (RPF), nowadays merged in the ChristianUnion (CU).[1]
As a member of the Reformatory Political Federation (Reformatorische Politieke Federatie) he was a member of the Dutch House of Representatives as well as a parliamentary leader from 1981 to 1994.[1] Previously he worked as a television director and RTV journalist for the Evangelical Broadcasting (Evangelische Omroep) and as a sports journalist for several newspapers. Meindert Leerling was married twice (his first wife died in 1999) and was a member of the Reformed Association in the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (a subdivision of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN)).[2]
Decorations
[edit]Honours | ||||
Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
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Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 17 May 1994 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b M. (Meindert) Leerling, Parlement.com
- ^ Meindert Leerling voelde zich geroepen getuigend politicus te zijn, Nederlands Dagblad, 11 May 2021
External links
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Oud-politicus Meindert Leerling overleden, Parlement.com, 11 May 2021
- Meindert Leerling (1936-2021): onvermoeibare doorzetter, Reformatorisch Dagblad, 12 May 2021
- 1936 births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century Dutch journalists
- 20th-century Dutch male writers
- 20th-century Dutch politicians
- 21st-century Dutch male writers
- Christian Zionists
- Dutch expatriates in Israel
- Dutch members of the Dutch Reformed Church
- Dutch nonprofit directors
- Dutch political writers
- Dutch sports journalists
- Dutch sportswriters
- Dutch television directors
- Dutch television editors
- Dutch television producers
- Dutch Zionists
- Knights of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
- Leaders of political parties in the Netherlands
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- People from Bergambacht
- People from Heerjansdam
- Protestant Church Christians from the Netherlands
- Reformatory Political Federation politicians
- Dutch politician stubs