| Meindert Leerling | |
| Office: | Leader of the Reformatory Political Federation |
| Term Start: | 10 June 1981 |
| Term End: | 17 May 1994 |
| Predecessor: | Jan Rietkerk |
| Successor: | Leen van Dijke |
| Office1: | Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives |
| Term Start1: | 10 June 1981 |
| Term End1: | 17 May 1994 |
| Predecessor1: | Office established |
| Successor1: | Leen van Dijke |
| Parliamentarygroup1: | Reformatory Political Federation |
| Office2: | Member of the House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | 10 June 1981 |
| Term End2: | 17 May 1994 |
| Parliamentarygroup2: | Reformatory Political Federation |
| Birthname: | Meindert Leerling |
| Birth Date: | 1936 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Heerjansdam, Netherlands |
| Death Place: | Bergambacht, Netherlands |
| Nationality: | Dutch |
| Party: | ChristianUnion (2002–2021) |
| Otherparty: | Reformatory Political Federation (1977–2002) Anti-Revolutionary Party (1955–1962) |
| Children: | 3 children |
| Residence: | Bergambacht, Netherlands (last residence until his death) |
| Occupation: | Politician · Journalist · Editor · Author · Television director · television producer · Nonprofit director |
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]
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]
| Honours | ||||
| Ribbon bar | Honour | Country | Date | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | 17 May 1994 | ||