He was the chairman of the Dutch Socialist Party from November 2015 to December 2019 and is a city councillor in Heerlen .

[1] Meyer became known after leading strikes in the cleaning industry and the distribution centres of Albert Heijn.

[3] After studying fiscal law, Meyer joined the Socialist Party and the trade union FNV.

Meyer got involved as a trade union leader in labour agreement negotiations in the cleaning industry and at distribution centres of supermarkets.

Gesthuizen also called for reaching out beyond the traditional working class vote and also suggested to promote business interests.