. ▁Between ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁she ▁replaced ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁Mar iko ▁Peters ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁Peters ▁was ▁on ▁mat ern ity ▁leave . ▁ ▁D iks ▁attended ▁a ▁school ▁special ized ▁in ▁arts ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁She ▁studied ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Creative ▁Art ▁in ▁Ma astr icht ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁the ▁Charles ▁Mont a igne ▁F ashion ▁Academy ▁in ▁Amsterdam ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁sty list . ▁After ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁D iks ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁designer ▁of ▁wed ding ▁dress es ▁and ▁evening ▁g own s ▁in ▁Ap el do orn . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁she ▁left ▁her ▁business ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Lee u ward en . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁studied ▁cultural ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Open ▁University ▁( without ▁gradu ating ). ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁she ▁studied ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁G ron ingen , ▁where ▁she ▁special ized ▁in ▁European ▁co operation , ▁international ▁law ▁and ▁European ▁law . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁owned ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁bed ▁and ▁breakfast ▁in ▁Lee u ward