Jan Dijkstra

Jan Dijkstra (14 April 1910, Lemmer – 22 November 1993) was a Dutch politician.

Jan Dijkstra
Jan Dijkstra (1950)
Mayor of Franeker
In office 1945–1975
Preceded by	Kornelis van der Vlis
Succeeded by	Jaap Pop
Personal details
Born	(1910-04-14)14 April 1910 Lemmer, Netherlands
Died	22 November 1993(1993-11-22) (aged 83)
Political party	Christelijk-Historische Unie
Spouse	Trijntje Hornstra
Children	3

He was a member of the Christelijk-Historische Unie.

For a few months in 1945, he was mayor of Wonseradeel. In December 1945, he succeeded Kornelis van der Vlis and as mayor of Franeker and he served in that position until his retirement in May 1975.^[1] Dijkstra was succeeded by Jaap Pop as mayor of Franeker.^[2] Dijkstra married Trijntje Hornstra in 1934 and they had three children.^[1] Within the local community Dijkstra's nickname was Jan Skoen.^[3]