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 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.
Christian Union–SGP is a collaboration between the Dutch political parties Christian Union (CU) and Reformed Political Party (SGP). In some municipal elections and Provincial Council elections,the parties submit a joint list. Before the merger of the Reformed Political Alliance (GPV) and the Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) into Christian Union in 2000,these parties also participated in various combinations,including SGP/RPF/GPV. From 1984 to 2019,the parties participated jointly in the European Parliament elections.
Bastiaan "Bas" Belder is a Dutch politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands. He is a member of the Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij,part of the European Conservatives and Reformists.
The Party for the Animals is a political party in the Netherlands. Among its main goals are animal rights and animal welfare. The PvdD was founded in 2002 as a single-issue party for animal rights,opposing animal cruelty and the treatment of animals in agriculture. The party then developed into a left-wing,ecological party.
The European Christian Political Movement (ECPM) is a European political party exclusively working on promoting what it perceives as Christian values. The party unites national parties and individuals from across Europe who share policies influenced by Christianity,largely following the ideals of Christian democracy. The member parties are generally socially conservative and Eurosceptic.
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.
Simone Jeanet Kennedy-Doornbos is a Dutch politician of the Christian Union. Raised in a Reformed family in 't Harde,Kennedy studied medical biology at the University of Amsterdam. As a student,she ran for the municipal council of Amsterdam in 1991 as the lead candidate of the Reformed Political League (GPV) –a precursor of the Christian Union. She married historian James Kennedy in 1994,and the couple moved to Iowa that same year.
Daniël Teunis van der Stoep is a Dutch politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) during two periods from July 2009 to August 2011 and from December 2011 to July 2014.
Auke Zijlstra is a Dutch politician. He has been a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Party for Freedom (PVV) since July 2024. He previously served on the body from 13 September 2011 to 1 July 2014 and once more from 7 September 2015 until 2 July 2019.
M.J.R.L. "Marcel" de Graaff is a Dutch politician. He was a member of the Senate of the Netherlands for the Party for Freedom (PVV) from 2011 to 2014. He served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands in the periods 2014–2019 and 2020–2024. He was co-president of the Europe of Nations and Freedom,and he switched party affiliation to Forum for Democracy in his second term.
Anja Hazekamp is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Netherlands. She is a member of the Party for the Animals,part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left. Previously she was member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in 2012 and member of the States of Groningen between 2007 and 2014.
Europe of Nations and Freedom was a far-right political group that operated in the European Parliament between 2015 and 2019. It was composed of 37 MEPs and only existed during the European Parliament's 8th term. Most of its MPs were members of the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom political party.
Eppo Egbert Willem Bruins is a Dutch politician and physicist. He has been serving as Minister of Education,Culture and Science in the Schoof cabinet since July 2024 on behalf of New Social Contract (NSC). He was a member of the House of Representatives for the Christian Union (CU) from 2015 to 2021.
Paulus "Paul" Blokhuis is a Dutch politician who served as State Secretary for Health,Welfare and Sport in the Third Rutte cabinet from 2017 to 2022. He is a member of the Christian Union (CU).
Don Guno Maria Ceder is a Dutch lawyer and politician,serving as a member of House of Representatives since the 2021 general election.
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.
Anja Haga is a Dutch politician of the Christian Union (CU) who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) between September 2023 and July 2024. Born in Drachten,she studied at the University of Groningen and subsequently became a clinical linguist. She switched to the private sector after a number of years,and by then she had become politically active. She lost in 2007 provincial elections in Friesland,but she did receive a seat in its council in 2010 to fill a vacancy. Haga was re-elected the following year and succeeded Piet Adema as parliamentary leader. She often commented on issues of public transport and sustainability,and she secured a third term in the provincial council in 2015 as her party's lead candidate.
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