15 Facts About Wijnand Duyvendak

Anton Johan Wijnand Duijvendak was born on 30 November 1957 and is a Dutch politician.

Wijnand Duyvendak is a former member of the House of Representatives for GreenLeft.

Wijnand Duyvendak is the eldest son of a minister from Zeist.

Wijnand Duyvendak 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.

Wijnand Duyvendak was elected in the 2002 elections as a member of the GreenLeft list.

Wijnand Duyvendak was considered one of the most important 'green faces' of the GreenLeft.

Wijnand Duyvendak 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.

Wijnand Duyvendak supported a constitutional amendment providing for referendums together with Dubbelboer and Boris van der Ham of the social-liberal D66 party.

Wijnand Duyvendak has researched the power of those committees, commissions and councils which were not, in his view, under sufficient parliamentary scrutiny.

In 2008, Wijnand Duyvendak published his book Klimaatactivist in de politiek.

Wijnand Duyvendak mentioned how, in 1985, he admitted having stolen documents on nuclear power plants during a burglary on the Dutch ministry of economic affairs.

Wijnand Duyvendak accused Duyvendak of inciting people to terrorize his family in the eighties and claimed to have received burning rags through the letterbox and threatening phone calls in the middle of the night.

Wijnand Duyvendak has always claimed no knowledge of attempted arson on Verbergs home and to strongly disapprove of it.

Wijnand Duyvendak subsequently announced his resignation from the House of Representatives on 14 August 2008.

Wijnand Duyvendak's seat was taken up by the next eligible GreenLeft candidate on the list of candidates, Jolande Sap.