Tjeerd Rienk van Dekken (born 14 May 1967) is a Dutch
politician
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and former
communication
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employee. As a member of the
Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) he was an MP between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017.
[Parlement.com biography]
/ref> He focuses on matters of sport
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s policy and decline of population in more rural
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regions.
From 1994 to 1998 he was chairman of the Young Socialists (Jonge Socialisten). Van Dekken performed several communication jobs. From 2006 to 2010 he had a communication firm of his own.
References
External links
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Tjeerd van Dekken
at the website of the Labour Party
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Tjeerd van Dekken
at the website of the House of Representatives
1967 births
Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians
Living people
Dutch MPs 2012–2017
People from Marum
Dutch MPs 2010–2012
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