Dirk Gotink (; born 13 August 1981) is a Dutch politician of the Christian-democratic New Social Contract (NSC) party, serving as a member of the European Parliament. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) before 2023.
Early career Gotink worked in European politics for seventeen years, including as spokesperson for the European People's Party (EPP) and as assistant to Manfred Weber.
Political career Gotink first ran for the European Parliament in 2014 on the CDA's party list.
When Pieter Omtzigt, a former CDA member, founded the New Social Contract (NSC) party in August 2023, Gotink joined. At the time, he argued the CDA had lost its critical voice with regard to the European Union. Gotink was chosen to serve as NSC's lead candidate in the June 2024 European Parliament election. He planned to contain the EU's climate policy and financial solidarity between member states in an energy transition. In the campaign, he also decried European regulations, stating they threatened Dutch traditions such as Easter fires and . NSC won one seat in the election, joining the European People's Party Group, and Gotink was elected.
In 2026, Gotink represented the European Parliament in the selection process that decided on Lille as the host city of the newly established European Union Customs Authority (EUCA).Giorgio Leali and Koen Verhelst (2 April 2026), The inside story of how France clinched the EU’s new customs authority Politico Europe.
European Parliament committees Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs Delegation for relations with Afghanistan Committee on Budgetary Control (substitute) Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (substitute) Delegation to the EU–Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee (substitute)
Electoral history
+ YearBodyPartyVotesResult.Party seatsIndividual 2024 European Parliament New Social Contract 1 136,176 1 2025 House of Representatives 30 35 0
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