Meindert Leerling

Meindert Leerling (born 11 January 1936) is a retired Dutch politician of the defunct Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) now merged into the Christian Union (CU) and journalist.

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
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Christian Union (from 2002)
Other political affiliations	Reformatory Political Federation (1977–2002) Anti-Revolutionary Party (1955–1962)
Children	3 children
Residence	Bergambacht, Netherlands
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 Parliamentary leader from 1981 to 1994. 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 has been married twice (his first wife died in 1999) and is a member of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands (PKN).