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This is a list of party chairs of the Dutch political party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(July 2024) |
This is a list of party chairs of the Dutch political party Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA).
| Name | Start | End | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piet Steenkamp | 25 April 1975 | 11 October 1980 | [1] |
| Piet Bukman | 11 October 1980 | 14 July 1986 | [1] |
| Bert Fleers [a] | 14 July 1986 | 22 November 1986 | [1] |
| Wim van Velzen | 31 January 1987 | 7 March 1994 | [1] |
| Tineke Lodders [a] | 7 March 1994 | 4 February 1995 | [1] |
| Hans Helgers | 4 February 1995 | 27 February 1999 | [1] |
| Marnix van Rij | 27 February 1999 | 27 September 2001 | [1] |
| Bert de Vries [a] | 10 October 2001 | 2 November 2002 | [1] |
| Marja van Bijsterveldt | 3 November 2002 | 22 February 2007 | [1] |
| C.J. Dekker [a] | 22 February 2007 | 2 June 2007 | [1] |
| Peter van Heeswijk | 2 June 2007 | 10 June 2010 | [1] |
| Henk Bleker [a] | 10 June 2010 | 1 November 2010 | [1] |
| Liesbeth Spies [a] | 1 November 2010 | 2 April 2011 | [1] |
| Ruth Peetoom | 2 April 2011 | 9 February 2019 | [1] |
| Rutger Ploum | 9 February 2019 | 19 March 2021 | [1] |
| Marnix van Rij [a] | 3 April 2021 | 11 December 2021 | [1] |
| Hans Huibers | 11 December 2021 | 10 August 2023 | [1] |
| Mark Buck [a] | 10 August 2023 | 23 March 2024 | [1] |
| Jean Wiertz | 23 March 2024 | [1] |
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