Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn,known as Pim Fortuyn,was a Dutch politician,author,civil servant,businessman,sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List in 2002.
The Pim Fortuyn List was a right-wing populist political party in the Netherlands named after its eponymous founder Pim Fortuyn,a former university professor and political columnist. The party was considered nationalist as well as adhering to its own distinct ideology of Fortuynism according to some commentators.
Jan Pieter"Jan Peter" Balkenende Jr. is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 to 14 October 2010.
The first Balkenende cabinet was the executive branch of the Netherlands government from 22 July 2002 until 27 May 2003. The cabinet was formed by the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),the nationalistic Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) and the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the election of 2002. The cabinet was a right-wing coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Christian Democratic Leader Jan Peter Balkenende serving as Prime Minister. Prominent economist Eduard Bomhoff served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health,Welfare and Sport,while prominent Liberal politician Johan Remkes served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations.
The second Balkenende cabinet was the executive branch of the Government of the Netherlands from 27 May 2003 until 7 July 2006. The cabinet was formed by the Christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),and the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D66) after the election of 2003. The cabinet was a centre-right coalition and had a slim majority in the House of Representatives with Christian Democratic Leader Jan Peter Balkenende serving as Prime Minister. Liberal Leader Gerrit Zalm,a former Minister of Finance,served as Deputy Prime Minister and returned as Minister of Finance,while former Progressive-Liberal Leader Thom de Graaf served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio for the Interior.
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 15 May 2002. The elections were amongst the most dramatic in Dutch history,not just in terms of the electoral results,as they were completely overshadowed by the assassination of leader Pim Fortuyn only nine days before election day.
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 22 January 2003.
Hilbrand Pier Anne Nawijn is a Dutch lawyer and politician of the local political party Lijst Hilbrand Nawijn (LHN) in Zoetermeer.
Mathieu "Mat" Herben is a Dutch journalist,civil servant and retired politician of the dissolved Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) party and served as leader of the LPF 2003 to 2006.
Joannes Gerardus "Joop" Wijn is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and businessman.
Atzo Nicolaï was a Dutch politician of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and businessman.
Bernard Johannes "Joost" Eerdmans is a Dutch politician,broadcaster and former civil servant who has served as Leader of JA21 since 18 December 2020,a party he co-founded with Annabel Nanninga. Elected to the House of Representatives in the 2021 general election,he took office on 31 March 2021. Eerdmans had previously served as a member of the House of Representatives from 23 May 2002 until 30 November 2006 for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) and as an Independent.
Eduard Jan Bomhoff is a Dutch economist and retired politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health,Welfare and Sport for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) in the Cabinet Balkenende I from 22 July 2002 until 16 October 2002. He is currently an economics professor at the Monash University Malaysia Campus in Kuala Lumpur.
Hartog Hank Richard "Harry" Wijnschenk is a former Dutch politician. From 2002 to 2003 he was an MP for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF),and later for the Wijnschenk Group. He briefly served as leader of the LPF in 2002.
Philomena Bijlhout is a Surinamese-born Dutch former politician and television presenter.
Berend Jan Odink was Dutch politician and nature conservationist who served as an MP in the House of Representatives for the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) from 2002 to 2003. He served as Secretary of Ttate for Ministry of Agriculture,Nature Conservation and Fisheries in the first Balkenende cabinet.
Robertus Hendricus (Rob) Hessing is a Dutch former politician who held the position of State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations on behalf of the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF) in the first Balkenende cabinet. From 2003 to 2007 he was a member of the Senate.
Steven Richard Antonius van Eijck is a Dutch academic,economist and former politician who served as State Secretary for Finance in the First Balkenende cabinet on behalf of the Pim Fortuyn List.
AndréPeperkoorn is a Dutch military general,counter-terrorism official and former politician.
After the Dutch general election of 15 May 2002,a cabinet formation took place in Netherlands. This resulted in the First Balkenende cabinet. The coalition was formed by Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF).
