Peter van Dalen
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Peter van Dalen MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office 14 July 2009 |
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| Constituency | Netherlands |
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Peter van Dalen 3 September 1958 Zwijndrecht, Netherlands |
| Political party |
 Dutch:ChristianUnion  EU:ERC |
| Spouse(s) | Ine van Dalen |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Utrecht University |
| Religion | Calvinist |
| Website | http://www.petervandalen.eu/ |
Peter van Dalen (born 3 September 1958) is an Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is a member of the ChristianUnion, part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.
Van Dalen was educated at the Develstein College, in Zwijndrecht, and studied history and international relations at Utrecht University. At university, van Dalen was a member of the SSR-NU, a Christian social club for students, and worked in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands as a member of staff for Meindert Leerling, with responsibility for health policy. After graduating in 1983, van Dalen enrolled in Utrecht's law school, but had to drop out in 1985 because he was constantly travelling abroad and was too busy to keep up with his studies. He became a senior policy officer for Leen van der Waal, a Member of the European Parliament for a joint RPF-GPV-SPG (Reformed Political Party) ticket in 1984. In 1989, van Dalen joined the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, dealing with the then-European Economic Community (EEC). From 1990 to 2009, van Dalen held increasingly senior positions in the Ministry, reaching the position of Superintendent-Director of the Inspectorate of Transport and Public Works.
From 1994 to 1998, Van Dalen was a member of the municipal council of Houten for the combined fraction of RPF-GPV and also leader of this fraction.
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