Meindert Leerling

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]