Metin Çelik (born 3 April 1970 in Gölcük) is a

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and former

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. As a member of the Dutch Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an MP from 17 June 2010 to 19 September 2012. He focused on matters of

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, secondary and

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. As of 28 March, 2019, he has been the chairman of the DENK political party. Çelik is a former police officer of the city of

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and its suburbs. From 1998 to 2010, he was a member of the

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of Rotterdam.

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Parlement.com biography
1970 births Living people Denk politicians Dutch people of Turkish descent Dutch police officers Knights of the Order of Orange-Nassau Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the 25th Parliament of Turkey Dutch MPs 2010–2012 Municipal councillors of Rotterdam People from Gölcük Turkish emigrants to the Netherlands {{Netherlands-PvdA-politician-stub