{"id":4368,"date":"2026-03-31T22:09:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T22:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/vught\/nieuws\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T06:01:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:01:32","slug":"afscheid-van-scherpe-denker-met-een-sociaal-hart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d66.nl\/vught\/nieuws\/afscheid-van-scherpe-denker-met-een-sociaal-hart","title":{"rendered":"Afscheid van scherpe denker met een sociaal hart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"heading   heading__size--giant heading__font--serif heading__weight--regular  block-heading__heading\" id=\"nav--strong-afscheid-van-scherpe-denker-met-een-sociaal-hart--strong-1105\"  data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Afscheid van scherpe denker met een sociaal hart\" >\n\t<strong>Afscheid van scherpe denker met een sociaal hart<\/strong><\/h1>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--13 wrapper__width-desktop--20 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph   paragraph__size--big   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tOp maandag 30 maart nam de gemeenteraad afscheid van alle vertrekkende raadsleden. Voor onze fractie was dat Dion Meuwissen, een markant en gewaardeerd raadslid die in de afgelopen jaren een duidelijk stempel heeft gedrukt op de lokale politiek. In een periode die door velen werd omschreven als turbulent, was Dion voor zijn fractie en voor de raad als geheel een vaste waarde: scherp op de inhoud, kritisch waar nodig, maar altijd met oog voor het gezamenlijke belang en een flinke dosis relativeringsvermogen.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper wrapper__spacing-top-large--30 wrapper__spacing-top-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-top-mobile--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-video\">\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"block-video__video-wrapper\"\n\t\tstyle=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2025\/12\/DionMeuwissen2.jpg')\"\n\t>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-video__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--small paragraph__weight--medium\">\n\t\tBeeld: Ruud Strobbe\t<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--14 wrapper__width-desktop--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-related-post-metadata js-block-related-post-metadata\">\n\t<div class=\"block-related-post-metadata__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"block-related-post-metadata__persons\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-person-info__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"related-person-info__item related-person-info__color--rosePink\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"related-person-info__link\" href=\"https:\/\/d66.nl\/vught\/mensen\/willem-jan-de-graaff-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-person-info__image_container\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/media.d66.nl\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2026\/01\/WillemJanDeGraaff03-150x150.jpg\" class=\"related-person-info__image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"related-person-info__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"related-person-info__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"heading   heading__size--small heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold\" id=\"nav-1--willem-jan-de-graaff6257\">\n\t1. 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class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-9739\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"\">\n\t<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div 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Binnen \u00e9n buiten de raadszaal stond hij bekend als iemand die zijn dossiers uitstekend kende, met name op financieel gebied. Die expertise bracht hij onder andere in als lid van de auditcommissie, waar hij ook enige tijd voorzitter van was.<br><br>Zijn bijdragen in de raad waren vaak scherp en inhoudelijk en daarmee dwong hij alom respect af. Hij had een zeer goed gevoel voor de politieke verhoudingen. Een \u201cluis in de pels\u201d, werd hij genoemd: iemand die de temperatuur van het debat feilloos aanvoelde, maar ook binnen de eigen fractie niet schroomde om stevig de discussie aan te gaan. Na afloop van de raadsvergaderingen, konden we daar nog vaak van nagenieten door zijn humoristische duidingen die hij via WhatsApp met de fractie deelde. Zijn scherpe en humoristische beschouwende talent zou niet misstaan hebben een wekelijkse column in de krant.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--20 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--10 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--10  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-fractievoorzitter-van-de-d66-fractie5636\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Fractievoorzitter van de D66-fractie\">\n\tFractievoorzitter van de D66-fractie<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tNaast zijn financi\u00eble scherpte had Dion ook nadrukkelijk oog voor sociale thema\u2019s. Armoedebestrijding, mantelzorg, minimabeleid, jeugdzorg en onderwijs waren voor hem geen abstracte beleidsvelden, maar onderwerpen die mensen direct raken. Ook persoonlijke vrijheid en zelfbeschikking vormden een belangrijke drijfveer in zijn politieke werk. Symbolisch daarvoor was zijn betrokkenheid bij inclusieve initiatieven, zoals het regenboog zebrapad, waarvoor hij zich persoonlijk heeft ingezet.<br><br>Een belangrijk moment in de afgelopen periode was het fractievoorzitterschap, dat hij in 2022 op zich nam. Voor de fractie was dat geen vanzelfsprekende keuze, maar wel een cruciale. In een moeilijke fase van fractie en in zijn persoonlijke leven wist Dion de fractie te stabiliseren en weer krachtig neer te zetten. Met succes: bij de daaropvolgende verkiezingen <a href=\"http:\/\/Met het vertrek van Dion uit de gemeenteraad verliest Vught een ervaren en betrokken politicus. Iemand die niet alleen cijfers en processen begreep, maar vooral ook wat politiek voor mensen kan betekenen. Zijn scherpe analyses, droge humor en sociale betrokkenheid zullen gemist worden, binnen de fractie \u00e9n daarbuiten. D66 Vught blijft in de toekomst graag gebruik maken van zijn expertise.\">keerden we terug in de raad met vijf zetels<\/a>.\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-eigen-afscheidswoorden8703\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Eigen afscheidswoorden\">\n\tEigen afscheidswoorden<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tTijdens zijn eigen afscheidswoorden blikte Dion terug op de veranderingen in de raad en de sfeer van samenwerking. Daarbij gaf hij een persoonlijke inkijk in hoe hij het politieke krachtenveld ervoer:<br><em>\u201cToen ik voor het eerst kwam luisteren, dacht ik: dit lijkt wel een licht ontvlambare massa. Maar als ik nu zie hoe de verhoudingen verbeterd zijn, vooral in de laatste periode, dan heb ik goede hoop dat dit wordt vastgehouden, dat er compromissen gezocht zullen blijven worden en dat de sfeer goed blijft, want dat is in het belang van onze inwoners.\u201d<\/em>\t<\/p>\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__sidebar\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\t  <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--50 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--70 wrapper__spacing-bottom-mobile--50  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--18 wrapper__width-desktop--22 wrapper__width-mobile--24 wrapper__offset-large--6 wrapper__offset-desktop--2 wrapper__offset-mobile--0\">\n\t\t<section class=\"block-post-content\">\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__title\">\n\t\t<h3 class=\"heading  heading__color--black heading__size--medium heading__font--sans heading__weight--bold  block-post-content__heading\" id=\"nav-woordje-van-de-burgemeester7316\" data-nav-heading-mobile=\"Woordje van de burgemeester\">\n\tWoordje van de burgemeester<\/h3>\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"block-post-content__content\">\n\t\t\n<div\n  id=\"\"\n  class=\"wrapper  wrapper__spacing-bottom-large--30 wrapper__spacing-bottom-desktop--20  wrapper__gutter--none\"\n  >\n  \t<div class=\"wrapper__container wrapper__container-width-large--default\">\n\t  <div class=\"wrapper__inner wrapper__width-large--24 wrapper__width-mobile--24\">\n\t\t<p\n\t\tclass=\"paragraph paragraph__align--left paragraph__color--black paragraph__size--default   block-paragraph__paragraph\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\tOok de burgemeester sprak Dion persoonlijk toe en schetste daarin zijn loopbaan en betekenis voor de raad. Zij benadrukte zijn consequente focus op inhoud en zijn sociaal bewogen houding:<br><em>\u201cJouw geluid in de raad was opbouwend, kritisch en bovenal gericht op de inhoud. Onder dat geluid zit een zachtmoedige man die opkomt voor onderwerpen zoals armoedebestrijding, het minimabeleid, jeugdzorg en onderwijs.\u201d<\/em><br>De burgemeester zei ook dat hij deel uitmaakte van de vertrouwenscommissie en mede verantwoordelijk was voor haar benoeming. Ze sloot af met dankwoorden en een persoonlijke wens: <em>\u201cHoe dan ook, ik gun je de komende tijd vooral wat rust. 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