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Jimmy Dijk
Dijk in September 2023
Leader of the Socialist Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 December 2023
Preceded byLilian Marijnissen
Leader of the Socialist Party in the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 December 2023
Preceded byLilian Marijnissen
Member of the House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 April 2023
Member of the Groningen Municipal Council
In office
11 March 2010 – 16 May 2023
Personal details
BornJimmy Pieter Dijk
(1985-11-03) 3 November 1985 (age 40)
Oldenzijl, Netherlands
PartySocialist Party
Spouse
  • Mechteld van Duin
    ​
    (m. 2025)​
Alma materUniversity of Groningen
OccupationPolitician, facilitator

Jimmy Pieter Dijk (born 3 November 1985) is a Dutch politician of the Socialist Party (SP). Since 20 April 2023, he has been a member of the House of Representatives. On 13 December 2023, he succeeded Lilian Marijnissen as party leader of the SP. Dijk previously served as a member of the municipal council of Groningen from 2010 to 2023.[1]

Biography

Dijk was born and raised in Oldenzijl, Groningen with his two older brothers and one older sister. His father worked as a furniture maker, and his mother, who was from France, worked as a French teacher.[2] He attended Het Hogeland College [nl] in Warffum and studied sociology at the University of Groningen, while working at a cardboard factory.[2] After his graduation, he worked as a bartender.

In September 2010, Dijk became a member of the municipal council of Groningen as a temporary replacement for the departing Peter Verschuren [nl]. In January 2013, he succeeded Eelco Eikenaar [nl] as the leader of the SP group in the municipal council.[3] Among other achievements, he strengthened the position of tenants living in poor conditions.[4]

Next to his council work, Dijk had also been active for the SP as a campaign leader and a member of the party board.[5] In the 2021 Dutch general election, he was listed tenth on the candidate list of the SP. The party only received votes for nine seats, and he was therefore not elected into the House of Representatives. In April 2023, Dijk joined the House of Representatives after Maarten Hijink vacated his seat, becoming the party spokesperson for health.[6] After taking office, he committed to preventing the closure of hospitals, such as those in Zutphen and Heerlen.[7]

Dijk succeeded Lilian Marijnissen as leader of the SP when she stepped down in December 2023 due to disappointing election results. In his first speech as party leader, Dijk said the party's focus would be on class struggle, opining that it is necessary to combat tension and division resulting from the dominance of neoliberal thought in the Netherlands since the 1990s.[8] Besides serving as the SP's parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives, he is the party's spokesperson for healthcare, finances, and Europe.[9] A House majority supported a motion by Dijk to ban private equity firms from investing in the Dutch healthcare sector, similar to motions passed during previous cabinets. Minister Fleur Agema advised against the measure.[10]

Personal life

On 3 October 2025, Dijk married Mechteld van Duin, a fellow SP member whom he had met over twelve years earlier.[2][11] He is a supporter of FC Groningen.[2]

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 [12]
2021 10 1,757 9 Lost[a] [13]
2023 4 2,633 5 Won [14]
2025 1 117,476 3 Won [15]

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. ^ a b c d Dijk, Jimmy (13 January 2025). "Jimmy Dijk over eerste jaar als SP-leider: 'Ik zoek Wilders ook op in het debat'" [Jimmy Dijk about first year as SP leader: 'I'm also engaging with Wilders in the debate']. Algemeen Dagblad (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Jan Hoedeman. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ^ "SP fractievoorzitter Groningen verlaat gemeenteraad". SP fractievoorzitter Groningen verlaat gemeenteraad (in Dutch). 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  4. ^ "Anti-schimmelbrigade om problemen in Groningen op te lossen". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  5. ^ "Jimmy Dijk (SP) verruilt Groningse raad na 12,5 jaar voor Tweede Kamer" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  6. ^ "SP-Kamerlid Maarten Hijink stopt ermee vanwege wissel op gezinsleven". nos.nl (in Dutch). 2023-04-18. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. ^ "De Stentor". De Stentor. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  8. ^ "SP richt zich onder Jimmy Dijk weer helemaal op de klassenstrijd" [SP will again be fully focused on class struggle under Jimmy Dijk]. NOS (in Dutch). 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Kamerleden" [Members of parliament]. Socialist Party (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  10. ^ Von Piekartz, Hessel (10 September 2024). "Kamer vraagt opnieuw om verbod op private equity in de zorg, PVV tegenover eigen minister" [House asks again for ban on private equity in healthcare, PVV against own minister]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  11. ^ "SP-huwelijk voltrokken: Jimmy Dijk en Mechteld van Duin geven elkaar het ja-woord" [SP marriage performed: Jimmy Dijk and Mechteld van Duin say yes to each other]. De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 October 2025. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Proces-verbaal van het centraal stembureau met de uitslag van de verkiezing van de Tweede Kamer 2025 d.d. 7 november 2025" [Report of the central electoral committee with the results of the 2025 election of the House of Representatives dated 7 November 2025] (PDF). Electoral Council (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. pp. 37–38, 136. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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