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Ferry Hoogendijk
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Hoogendijk in 1983
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| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 23 May 2002 – 30 January 2003 |
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| Born | 23 November 1933 Gouda, Netherlands |
| Died | 14 February 2014 (aged 80) Naarden, Netherlands |
| Political party | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Pim Fortuyn List |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Ferdinand Alexander "Ferry" Hoogendijk (born November 23, 1933 – died February 14, 2014) was an important Dutch journalist and politician. He was known for his work in media and for serving in the Dutch parliament.
Early Life and Education
Ferry Hoogendijk was born in a city called Gouda in the Netherlands. He went to the University of Amsterdam where he studied political science. This is a field that looks at how governments work and how people make decisions in politics. He finished his studies there in 1962. Later, he earned another advanced degree in political science from the VU University Amsterdam.
Journalism Career
Ferry Hoogendijk started his career in journalism in 1960. He worked for the Algemene Vereniging Radio Omroep, which was a Dutch public broadcasting company. For many years, until 1981, he was a political commentator there. This meant he would share his opinions and insights on political events and news.
He became very well-known for his work at the magazine Elsevier. Hoogendijk joined Elsevier in 1962 as an editor focusing on politics. By 1966, he became part of the main editing team. In 1975, he became the editor-in-chief, which is the top editor of the magazine. He held this important role until 1985. During his time at Elsevier, he was known for having many different jobs and roles at the same time. He left Elsevier in 1985. Hoogendijk was also known for often disagreeing with the government at the time, especially the Den Uyl cabinet.
Political Involvement
Ferry Hoogendijk was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). In the 1950s, he was part of the board for the youth section of this party. He also served on the party's Media commission for seven years in the 1980s. In 1982, he was offered a job as State Secretary of Culture, which is a high-level government position. However, he did not take the job.
In 2002, Hoogendijk joined a new political party called the Pim Fortuyn List. He helped the party find people to run for office. He even convinced his neighbor, Herman Heinsbroek, to join. Herman Heinsbroek later became the Minister of Economic Affairs. Hoogendijk himself was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2002 elections. This is the main parliament of the Netherlands. He was involved in some internal disagreements within the party. He lost his seat in the next elections in 2003.
Throughout most of his life, Hoogendijk was known for his right-wing political views. However, in an interview in 2013, he mentioned that his views had changed. He said he had become more left-wing and felt that while capitalism had brought many good things, it had also gone too far in some ways.
Later Life and Interests
After his career in journalism, Ferry Hoogendijk became known as someone who collected and traded art. He also started and managed an arts magazine called Art & Value after he retired.
Hoogendijk was married twice and had four daughters. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer many years before he passed away. For his contributions, Ferry Hoogendijk was honored as an Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau. This is a special award given in the Netherlands.
