The Reformed Political Party is a conservative Reformed Christian political party in the Netherlands. The SGP is the oldest political party in the Netherlands existing in its present form,and has been in opposition for its entire existence. Since 1925,it has won between 1.5% and 2.5% of the votes in general elections. Owing to its orthodox political ideals and its traditional role in the opposition,the party is considered a testimonial party.
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.
Weesp is a city and an urban area in the municipality of Amsterdam in the province of North Holland,Netherlands. It had a population of 20,445 in 2021. It lies on the river Vecht and next to the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal in an area called the Vechtstreek. The former municipality of Weesp merged with Amsterdam on 24 March 2022.
Wouter Jacob Bos is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and businessman.
The Socialist Party is a democratic socialist and social democratic political party in the Netherlands. Founded in 1971 as the Communist Party of the Netherlands/Marxist–Leninist,the party has since moderated itself from Marxism–Leninism and Maoism towards democratic socialism and social democracy.
Femke Halsema is a Dutch politician and filmmaker. On 27 June 2018,she was appointed Mayor of Amsterdam and she began serving a six-year term on 12 July 2018. She is the first woman to hold the position on a non-interim basis. She previously was a member of the House of Representatives for the leftist green party,GroenLinks from 1998 to 2011,and served as the party's parliamentary leader from 2002 to 2010.
The Government of Amsterdam consists of several territorial and functional forms of local and regional government. The principal form of government is the municipality of Amsterdam,Netherlands. The municipality's territory covers the city of Amsterdam as well as a number of small towns. The city of Amsterdam is also part of several functional forms of regional government. These include the Waterschap of Amstel,Gooi en Vecht,which is responsible for water management,and the Stadsregio of Amsterdam,which has responsibilities in the areas of spatial planning and public transport.
Alexander Pechtold is a retired Dutch politician and art historian. He is a member of Democrats 66.
Johannes Wijnandus "Johan" Remkes is a Dutch politician and nonprofit director who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 2002 to 2003 under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
The Third Lubbers cabinet,also called the Lubbers–Kok cabinet,was the executive branch of the Dutch government from 7 November 1989 to 22 August 1994. The cabinet was formed the christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA) after the election of 1989. The cabinet was a centrist grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Christian-Democratic Leader Ruud Lubbers serving as Prime Minister. Labour Leader Wim Kok served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.
The first Van Agt cabinet,also called the Van Agt–Wiegel cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 19 December 1977 until 11 September 1981. The cabinet was formed by the christian-democratic Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) and the conservative-liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) after the election of 1977. The cabinet was a centre-right coalition and had a slim majority in the House of Representatives with Christian Democratic Leader Dries van Agt serving as Prime Minister. Liberal Leader Hans Wiegel served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior.
Anna Theodora Bernardina "Ank" Bijleveld-Schouten is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) who has been serving as acting mayor of Almere since 10 January 2022. She served as Minister of Defence in the third cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte from 26 October 2017 to 17 September 2021.
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.
Jacob "Jaap" Boersma was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.
Raymond Willem Knops is a Dutch politician and retired RNLAF officer who served as State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations under the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2019 and again from 2020 until 2022. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),he was Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations from 2019 to 2020 in an acting capacity. Knops has held a seat in the House of Representatives between 2005 and 2023 with three interruptions due to cabinet formation processes and service in government.
Joram Jaron van Klaveren is a Dutch politician. As a member of the Party for Freedom he was an MP from 17 June 2010 until 21 March 2014. He subsequently was an independent until his term in office ended on 23 March 2017. He focused on matters of desegregation,employment-to-population ratio,egalitarianism and emancipation. From 24 March 2011 until 11 June 2014,he also was a member of the States-Provincial of Flevoland. He became well-known for anti-Muslim comments. In October 2018,he converted to Islam halfway through writing an anti-Islam book. After becoming a Muslim,he decided to rededicate his book to his search for religiosity and the subsequent conversion to Islam. His book titled Apostate:From Christianity to Islam in Times of Secularisation and Terror was published in both Dutch and English.
Jacobus "Coos" Huijsen is a Dutch historian,writer,former educator,former Dutch politician,and gay rights activist. He was the first parliamentarian in the world (1976) to openly express his homosexuality.
Maartje Lena "Marleen" de Pater-van der Meer was a Dutch politician,she served as member of the House of Representatives for the Christian Democratic Appeal between 2001 and 2010. Before her time in the House she was active in the municipal politics of Zutphen. After her period as MP she was interim mayor of Muiden until her death.
Don Guno Maria Ceder is a Dutch lawyer and politician,serving as a member of House of Representatives since the 2021 general election.
Rudolf "Ruud" Verkuijlen is a Dutch police commissioner,civil servant,and politician. A member of the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),he was appointed to the House of Representatives in September 2021 after having participated in the 2021 general election. He lost his bid for re-election in November 2023. He previously worked for the National Police and served on the Hilversum municipal council in the years 2014–21.
