The Christian Union is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CU is a centrist party,maintaining more progressive stances on economic,immigration and environmental issues while holding more socially conservative positions on issues such as abortion and euthanasia. The party describes itself as "social Christian".
The Reformed Political Party is a conservative Calvinist political party in the Netherlands. The term Reformed is not a reference to political reform but is a synonym for Calvinism—a major branch of Protestantism. The SGP is the oldest political party in the Netherlands and has been in opposition for its entire existence;since 1925 it has won between 1.6% and 2.5% of the votes in general elections. Owing to its orthodox political ideals and its traditional role in the opposition,the party has been called a testimonial party. Since the general election of 2012,it has held 3 of the 150 seats of the House of Representatives.
The Reformatory Political Federation was a minor Protestant Christian political party in the Netherlands.
AndréRouvoet is a retired Dutch politician of the Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) party and later the Christian Union (CU) party and jurist. He is the chairman of the executive board of the Healthcare Insurance association (ZN) since 1 February 2012.
The 1994 European Parliament election in the Netherlands was the election of MEP representing Netherlands constituency for the 1994–1999 term of the European Parliament. It was part of the wider 1994 European election. It was held on 9 June 1994. Eleven parties competed in a D'Hondt type election for 31 seats..
Eimert van Middelkoop is a retired Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU) party and teacher. He is the chairman of the Institute for Multiparty Democracy since 20 January 2018.
Johanna Catharina "Tineke" Huizinga-Heringa is a Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU) party.
This article gives an overview of Christian democracy in the Netherlands,which is also called confessionalism,including political Catholicism and Protestantism. It is limited to Christian democratic parties with substantial support,mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒means a reference to another party in that scheme.
The Netherlands is a European Parliament constituency for elections in the European Union covering the member state of Netherlands. It is currently represented by eighteen Members of the European Parliament. Until the 2009 European Parliament election,it excluded the Dutch in the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
Emma Eleonora (Esmé) Wiegman-van Meppelen Scheppink is a former Dutch politician. As a member of the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie) she was an MP from 1 March 2007 to 19 September 2012. She focused on matters of the European Union,public health,welfare,sports,spatial planning and natural environment.
Filip Martijn van As is a Dutch politician,on behalf of the party the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie) and previously for the Reformatory Political Federation. He was in local governments in Leiden and Dronten,and currently is in Zwolle.
Cornelis "Cees" van Bruchem is a former Dutch politician. Until 2008,he was a member of the ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie). Before that he was a member of its predecessor the Reformatory Political Federation (RPF). He was a Senator from 1999 to 2003. Previously he was a councillor from Kerkwijk and Zaltbommel,and also an alderman in last one.
Peter van Dalen is a Dutch politician serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2009. He is a member of the Christian Union,which used to be part of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR),but switched to the European People's Party (EPP) in 2019 following the accession of the right-wing Forum for Democracy.
Meindert Leerling was a Dutch journalist and politician of the defunct Reformatory Political Federation (RPF),nowadays merged in the ChristianUnion (CU).
D.G. "Dick" Schutte is a former Dutch politician. He is a member of the ChristianUnion and before that of the Reformatory Political Federation.
Henk Visser is a Dutch politician of the Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) and its successor the ChristianUnion (CU).
The Reformed Political League was an orthodox Protestant political party in the Netherlands. The GPV is one of the predecessors of the Christian Union. The party was a testimonial party.
Hendrik Jan Jacobus Talsma is a Dutch public prosecutor and politician. He became a member of the Senate on behalf of the Christian Union (CU) in April 2021 due to his participation in the 2019 election.
