Wijnand Duyvendak
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Anton Johan Wijnand Duijvendak (Markelo
, 30 November 1957) is a Dutch politician
. He is a former member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft
.
Duyvendak is the eldest son of a minister from Zeist
.
After his high school he studied sociology
at the University of Amsterdam between 1976 and 1980. He did not finish his studies and instead became involved the leftwing Amsterdam
action world: he became involved in the squatting movement
and the anti-militarist action group Onkruit. In 1984 he was jailed for six weeks for having broken into the Dubbeldam
military complex together with other members of Onkruit.
Between 1984 and 1987 he wrote for the radical magazine Bluf!. After that he became involved in the Anti-Apartheid Committee "Get Shell out of South Africa" and he was an editor at the publisher Ravijn. De Telegraaf
and HP/De Tijd
-journalist Peter Siebelt have claimed that Duyvendak was involved with the violent Revolutionary Anti-Racist Action
group. Duyvendak has always denied any involvement in violent action.
In 1993 he began to work for MilieuDefensie
and led their campaigns against the extension of Schiphol Airport. In 1999 he became the director of MilieuDefensie's bureau, which he remained until 2002.
Duyvendak was elected in the 2002 elections
as a member of the GreenLeft list. In parliament he focused on environmental issues, spatial planning and transport. He was considered one of the most important 'green faces' of the GreenLeft.
He has initiated some plans for governmental reform, including the temporary law on the referendum
, together with Niesco Dubbelboer of the social-democrat PvdA, which was rejected in 2005. He also supported a constitutional amendment providing for referendums together with Dubbelboer and Boris van der Ham
of the social-liberal D66 party.
He has also researched the power of those committees, commissions and councils which were not, in his view, under sufficient parliamentary scrutiny. He also chaired the GreenLeft's campaign committee.
In 2008, Duyvendak published his book Klimaatactivist in de politiek. In this book, he described his run-ins with the law, including his 1984 jailing.
He also mentioned how, in 1985, he admitted having stolen documents on nuclear power plants during a burglary on the Dutch ministry of economic affairs.
Previously, Duyvendak always denied such involvement. The fall-out was severe, prompting calls for his resignation, especially after media reported that the burglary had led to threats of violence against civil servants.
Duyvendak subsequently announced his resignation from the House of Representativeson August 14, 2008. His resignation became effective on September 2, 2008. His seat was taken up by the next eligible GreenLeft candidate on the list of candidates, Jolande Sap
.
Markelo
Markelo is a town in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Hof van Twente, about west of Hengelo and south-west of Almelo. The population is about 7.000....
, 30 November 1957) is a Dutch politician
Politics of the Netherlands
The politics of the Netherlands take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state. The Netherlands is described as a consociational state...
. He is a former member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft
GreenLeft
GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party...
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Duyvendak is the eldest son of a minister from Zeist
Zeist
Zeist is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands, located east of the city of Utrecht.-Population centres :*Austerlitz*Bosch en Duin*Den Dolder*Huis ter Heide*Zeist- The town of Zeist :...
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After his high school he studied sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at the University of Amsterdam between 1976 and 1980. He did not finish his studies and instead became involved the leftwing Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
action world: he became involved in the squatting movement
Squatting
Squatting consists of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or building, usually residential, that the squatter does not own, rent or otherwise have permission to use....
and the anti-militarist action group Onkruit. In 1984 he was jailed for six weeks for having broken into the Dubbeldam
Dubbeldam
Dubbeldam is a former village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It was located to the east of the city of Dordrecht. It is now a part of that city.Dubbeldam was a separate municipality until 1970, when it merged with Dordrecht]....
military complex together with other members of Onkruit.
Between 1984 and 1987 he wrote for the radical magazine Bluf!. After that he became involved in the Anti-Apartheid Committee "Get Shell out of South Africa" and he was an editor at the publisher Ravijn. De Telegraaf
De Telegraaf
De Telegraaf is the largest Dutch daily morning newspaper, with a daily circulation of approximately . De Telegraaf is based in Amsterdam...
and HP/De Tijd
HP/De Tijd
HP/De Tijd is a Dutch weekly magazine, published by Audax Publishing. HP/De Tijd was founded in 1990, after a merger of the Haagse Post and De Tijd. It is conventionally considered to be one of the four most influential written media in its sector, along with De Groene Amsterdammer, Vrij Nederland...
-journalist Peter Siebelt have claimed that Duyvendak was involved with the violent Revolutionary Anti-Racist Action
Revolutionary Anti-Racist Action
Revolutionary Anti-Racist Action or Revolutionaire Anti-Racistische Actie, often abbreviated RaRa was a Dutch terrorist group, although in the Netherlands the group was called a 'political violent activist'-group...
group. Duyvendak has always denied any involvement in violent action.
In 1993 he began to work for MilieuDefensie
Milieudefensie
Milieudefensie is a Dutch environmental organization, founded on January 6, 1971, by a group of scientists in response to a report by the Club of Rome...
and led their campaigns against the extension of Schiphol Airport. In 1999 he became the director of MilieuDefensie's bureau, which he remained until 2002.
Duyvendak was elected in the 2002 elections
Dutch general election, 2002
The General Election to the House of Representatives of the States-General of the Netherlands was held in the Netherlands on May 15, 2002....
as a member of the GreenLeft list. In parliament he focused on environmental issues, spatial planning and transport. He was considered one of the most important 'green faces' of the GreenLeft.
He has initiated some plans for governmental reform, including the temporary law on the referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
, together with Niesco Dubbelboer of the social-democrat PvdA, which was rejected in 2005. He also supported a constitutional amendment providing for referendums together with Dubbelboer and Boris van der Ham
Boris van der Ham
Boris van der Ham is a Dutch politician and former actor. On 23 May 2002 he has become a member of the Dutch House of Representatives for Democrats 66 , a social liberal party. In November 2006 he has also become vice-Parliamentary group leader...
of the social-liberal D66 party.
He has also researched the power of those committees, commissions and councils which were not, in his view, under sufficient parliamentary scrutiny. He also chaired the GreenLeft's campaign committee.
In 2008, Duyvendak published his book Klimaatactivist in de politiek. In this book, he described his run-ins with the law, including his 1984 jailing.
He also mentioned how, in 1985, he admitted having stolen documents on nuclear power plants during a burglary on the Dutch ministry of economic affairs.
Previously, Duyvendak always denied such involvement. The fall-out was severe, prompting calls for his resignation, especially after media reported that the burglary had led to threats of violence against civil servants.
Duyvendak subsequently announced his resignation from the House of Representativeson August 14, 2008. His resignation became effective on September 2, 2008. His seat was taken up by the next eligible GreenLeft candidate on the list of candidates, Jolande Sap
Jolande Sap
Johanna Catharina Maria Sap is a Dutch GreenLeft politician and former educator and civil servant. She replaced Wijnand Duyvendak as an MP on September 3, 2008, after he left the Dutch House of Representatives...
.