The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Netherlands.
The second Kok cabinet,also called the second Purple cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch government from 3 August 1998 until 22 July 2002. The cabinet was a continuation of the previous first Kok cabinet and was formed by the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA),the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and the social-liberal Democrats 66 after the election of 1998. The cabinet was a centrist grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Labour Leader Wim Kok serving as Prime Minister. Prominent Liberal politician Annemarie Jorritsma the Minister of Transport and Water Management in the previous cabinet served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Affairs,former Progressive-Liberal Leader Els Borst continued as Minister of Health,Welfare and Sport and served as Deputy Prime Minister.
Wouter Jacob Bos (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈʋʌutər ˈbɔs];is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party and businessman.
The first Kok cabinet,also called the first Purple cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch government from 22 August 1994 until 3 August 1998. The cabinet was formed by the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA),the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),and the social-liberal Democrats 66 after the election of 1994. The cabinet was a centrist grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Labour Leader Wim Kok serving as Prime Minister. Prominent Liberal politician Hans Dijkstal served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior,while Progressive-Liberal Leader Hans van Mierlo served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Klaas George de Vries is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and jurist.
Diederik Maarten Samsom is a Dutch environmentalist and retired politician who served the Labour Party from 2012 to 2016. He was the first leader in the 70-year history of the PvdA to have been voted out of his position by party members. Since November 2019 Samsom is head of cabinet for First Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans.
Johan Georg "Jan" Nagel is a Dutch politician who was a member of the Labour Party,and later formed his own parties. He is currently in the Pensioners' Party 50PLUS.
The 2002 Labour Party leadership election was called to elect the new Leader of the Labour Party after incumbent Ad Melkert announced his retirement from national politics. Wouter Bos the former Undersecretary for Finance beat the former Speaker of the House of Representatives Jeltje van Nieuwenhoven,former Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations Klaas de Vries and public administration professor Jouke de Vries.
Lodewijk Frans Asscher is a Dutch politician and jurist who served as Leader of the Labour Party (PvdA) from 2016 to 2021 and parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021.
Khadija Arib is a Moroccan-Dutch politician of the Labour Party,who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands from 12 December 2015 to 7 April 2021. She was formally elected on 13 January 2016 but had already served as Acting Speaker since the resignation of Anouchka van Miltenburg on 12 December 2015. Arib became a member of the House of Representatives following the 1998 Dutch general election and has been reelected since,with a brief interruption between 2006 and 2007.
Ton Maarten Christofoor Elias is a Dutch businessman,retired politician and former journalist who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 2008 to 2017. As a parliamentarian for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy,he focused on matters of economic affairs,education and transport.
Tjeerd Rienk van Dekken is a Dutch politician and former communication employee. As a member of the Labour Party he was an MP between 17 June 2010 and 23 March 2017. He focuses on matters of sports policy and decline of population in more rural regions.
Johannes Leonardus "Hans" Spekman is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party. He was a local politician in Utrecht from 1994 to 2006 and a member of the House of Representatives from 2006 to 2012. He was the party chair of the Labour Party between 2012 and 2017.
General elections were held in the Netherlands on Wednesday 15 March 2017 to elect all 150 members of the House of Representatives.
Sultan Günal-Gezer is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent. As a member of the Labour Party she was a member of the House of Representatives between 8 November 2012 and 23 March 2017. Previously she was an alderman of Uden from 2006 to 2012 and a member of the municipal council of the same municipality from 2002 to 2006.
Marit Elisabeth Maij is a Dutch politician and former management consultant,diplomat as well as civil servant. She was a member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017.
Henk Nijboer is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Labour Party he has been an MP since 20 September 2012. Previously he was a member of the provincial parliament of the province of Groningen from 2003 to 2007.
Keklik Demir-Yücel is a Dutch politician of Turkish descent and former civil servant. As a member of the Labour Party she was an MP between 20 September 2012 and 23 March 2017. She focused on matters of emancipation,employment and (international) social work. Previously she was an MP in 2010,replacing Chantal Gill'ard. Till 2010,she worked for the local government in Deventer.
Amma Asentewaa Asante is a Dutch politician. She was a member of the municipal council of Amsterdam from 1998 to 2006 and a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands for the Labour Party from 2016 to 2017.
