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).M. (Meindert) Leerling, Parlement.com
Life and career 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. 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)).Meindert Leerling voelde zich geroepen getuigend politicus te zijn, Nederlands Dagblad, 11 May 2021
Decorations Honours Ribbon bar Honour Country Date Comment Knight of the Order of the Netherlands Lion Netherlands 17 May 1994
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Oud-politicus Meindert Leerling overleden, Parlement.com, 11 May 2021 Meindert Leerling (1936-2021): onvermoeibare doorzetter, Reformatorisch Dagblad, 12 May 2021