Hans Dijkstal

Acting

Hans Dijkstal

Born 1943-02-28

Henri Frans (Hans) Dijkstal (Port Said, Egypt, 28 February 1943 – Wassenaar, 9 May 2010) was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Dijkstal was party leader of the VVD from 1998 to 2002 and was the lead candidate for the 2002 House of Representatives elections. He was a member of the House of Representatives from 1982 to 1994, Minister of the Interior and Deputy Prime Minister in the Kok I Cabinet from 1994 to 1998, and parliamentary group leader of the VVD in the House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.

Acting credits

Hans van Mierlo, What I Still Dream of Writing poster
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"It was a kind of flywheel that you set in motion; I couldn't turn back at all," says Hans van Mierlo in the film about his political career. That career began in 1966 when he founded the political party D66 with a number of like-minded individuals. Clearly visible from the editorial office of the Algemeen Handelsblad on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, the unrest was crowing, fueled by Provo. The pillar society, which had kept the Netherlands afloat for so long, was no longer adequate. That was his analysis, and a much more direct democracy would have to take its place.

Hans van Mierlo, What I Still Dream of Writing

2006

De dag dat Fortuyn won poster
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On March 6, 2002, Pim Fortuyn, as leader of Leefbaar Rotterdam, achieved a resounding victory in the municipal elections in the city on the Maas. Nationally, Fortuyn would instantly secure eighteen parliamentary seats; the political landscape had been permanently changed by him. March 6, 2002, concluded with a now-historic television debate between Pim Fortuyn and Ad Melkert, among others, moderated by Paul Witteman. What exactly happened behind the scenes surrounding the key players Fortuyn and Melkert? Confidants of the leading figures of that time tell their story. Moderator Paul Witteman also looks back on the debate.

De dag dat Fortuyn won

2012

Een visie op Pim Fortuyn poster
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Documentary by Fons de Poel about the phenomenon of Pim Fortuyn in Dutch politics, his rise, his political success, his political vision for the Netherlands, and the assassination attempt on him on May 6, 2002, at the Hilversum Mediapark, based on archival material and interviews with, among others, close friends of Fortuyn.

Een visie op Pim Fortuyn

2003

De storm van Balkenende poster
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Balkenende's storm Jan Peter Balkenende discusses his premiership in detail for the first time. For eight years (2002 - 2010) he held the highest political office in The Netherlands.

De storm van Balkenende

2025

De strijd van Kok poster
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More than any other prime minister, Wim Kok has to deal with explosive dossiers. After the fall of Srebrenica during Kok I, thorny issues once again lie on his plate in the second term: the role of Jorge Zorreguieta and the assassination of Pim Fortuyn.

De strijd van Kok

2015

Moord op Pim Fortuyn poster
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Documentary by BNN about the murder of politician Pim Fortuyn, in which the facts surrounding the murder are viewed as parts of a conspiracy against him. On May 6, 2002, politician Pim Fortuyn was murdered at the Mediapark in Hilversum. Almost immediately thereafter, the perpetrator, Volkert van der G., was arrested. Nevertheless, conspiracy theories still persist claiming that Van der G. was aided in his act. These theories are unveiled using archival material, reconstructions, and animations.

Moord op Pim Fortuyn

2010

De zwevende kiezer poster
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Frans Bromet made a documentary about the 2002 Dutch parliamentary elections. As an undecided voter, Frans interviews the party leaders Paul Rosenmöller (GroenLinks), Pim Fortuyn (LPF), Thom de Graaf (D66), Jan Marijnissen (SP), Fred Teeven (LN), and Hans Dijkstal (VVD) about their election manifestos. He tries to find out who he should vote for.

De zwevende kiezer

2002