Pia Dijkstra (born 9 December 1954 in

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) is a Dutch

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and chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Dutch

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. Ms Dijkstra is a member of

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(D66) and has been an MP since 17 June 2010. Before she was elected to parliament, she was a television ( news) presenter. From 1988 to 2000 she was

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of the main Dutch public news broadcaster

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References

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Parlement.com biography

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House of Representatives biography
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