Leendert Cornelis "Leen" van Dijke (born 3 September 1955) is a retired

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politician of the defunct

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(RPF) party and later co-founder of the Christian Union (CU) party and management consultant. As a member of the

(Reformatorische Politieke Federatie) and its successor the

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(ChristenUnie) he was a member of the

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from 1994 to 2003 as well as

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from 1994 to 2002. He was also a member of the provincial parliament of the province of

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from 1987 to 1994.

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