Jan Odink

Berend Jan Odink (18 August 1944 - 29 April 2018) was Dutch politician and nature conservationist who served as an MP in the House of Representatives for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) from 2002 to 2003. He served as Secretary of Ttate for Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Fisheries in the first Balkenende cabinet.

Jan Odink
Member of the House of Representatives
In office
15 May 2002 – 2003
State Secretary for Agriculture,
Nature and Fisheries
In office
22 July 2002 – 27 May 2003
Prime MinisterJan Peter Balkenende
Preceded byGeke Faber
Personal details
Born
Berend Odink

(1944-08-18)18 August 1944
Zwolle, Netherlands
Died29 April 2018(2018-04-29) (aged 73)
Mahe, Seychelles
Political partyPim Fortuyn List
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
OccupationPolitician, conservationist

Odink studied agriculture at Wageningen University and worked for the Product Board for Livestock and Meat. He was a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy but left the party as he felt it had lost its original identity after collaborating in the purple coalition with the PvdA under Wim Kok. He subsequently joined the Pim Fortuyn List.[1][2] Odink was elected to the Dutch House of Representatives in 2002 for the LPF. Odink retired from politics following the 2003 election. He died in 2018 in the Seychelles.[3][4][5]

References
  1. politiek, van onze redactie (June 29, 2006). "Berend Jan Odink, 57 jaar: Staatssecretaris van Landbouw". Trouw.
  2. "Digibron.nl, B. J. Odink (LPF) : Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij". Digibron.nl. July 18, 2002.
  3. "Ir. B.J. (Jan) Odink". www.parlement.com.
  4. "Voormalig LNV-staatssecretaris Jan Odink overleden". Nieuwe Oogst.
  5. Waard, Peter de (May 27, 2018). "De enige LPF'er die in Balkenende 1 nog iets bereikte". de Volkskrant.
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