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]

Meindert Leerling
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 (1936-01-11)11 January 1936 Heerjansdam, Netherlands
Died	9 May 2021(2021-05-09) (aged 85) Bergambacht, Netherlands
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

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

Honours
Ribbon bar	Honour	Country	Date	Comment
	Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	17 May 1994

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Meindert Leerling.

• Oud-politicus Meindert Leerling overleden, Parlement.com, 11 May 2021
• Meindert Leerling (1936-2021): onvermoeibare doorzetter, Reformatorisch Dagblad, 12 May 2021

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