Van Dijk worked as an administrative employee in
Vlissingen between 1977 and 1994. He later held jobs as manager, project leader and bus driver. From 1981 to 1990 he served for the
Christian Democratic Appeal in the municipal council of
Goes. He was made Member of the
Order of Orange-Nassau on 11 February 2002. He was a member of the
Senate for the
Party for Freedom three times. His first term lasted from 7 June 2011 to 9 June 2015. His third time lasted from 28 March 2017 to 11 June 2019. In April 2019 van Dijk fell out with other Party for Freedom officials in Zeeland over financial matter and his style of governance and he was removed from the provincial party. Van Dijk indicated he would press charges of defamation against his former colleagues. He continued as his own party. == Electoral history ==