The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD,whose forerunner was the Freedom Party,is a party of the centre-right,which promotes private enterprise and economic liberalism.
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 existing in its present form,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 three of the 150 seats of the House of Representatives.
The Christian Democratic Appeal is a Christian-democratic and socially conservative political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party,the Anti-Revolutionary Party and the Christian Historical Union;it has participated in all but three of the Dutch cabinets formed since it became a unitary party.
SC Cambuur,also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden,or simply Cambuur,is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie,the second tier of Dutch football,following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2022–23 season. The home ground of the club is the 10,000-capacity Cambuur Stadion. The club usually plays in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The origin of the club's emblem is the coat of arms of the House of Cammingha,a Frisian noble family. Their main rivals are SC Heerenveen.
SBV Vitesse Arnhem,widely known as Vitesse or internationally known as Vitesse Arnhem,is a Dutch professional football club located in the municipality of Arnhem. Established on 14 May 1892,they currently play in the Eredivisie,the top tier of Dutch football,but will compete in the Eerste Divisie from the 2024–25 season following relegation from the 2023–24 Eredivisie. Since 1998,the club has played its home games at the GelreDome.
Vereniging Betaald Voetbal De Graafschap,simply known as De Graafschap is a professional association football club based in Doetinchem,Netherlands. The team competes in the Eerste Divisie,the second level of the Dutch football league system.
Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie,the top tier of Dutch football,having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in the 2020-21 season. The club's home stadium since 1920 is De Adelaarshorst. The club have won the national championship on four occasions,in 1917,1922,1930 and 1933.
The Netherlands men's national basketball team represents the Netherlands in international basketball matches. The national team is governed by Basketball Nederland.
The Den Uyl cabinet was the executive branch of the Dutch Government from 11 May 1973 until 19 December 1977. The cabinet was formed by the social-democratic Labour Party (PvdA),the christian-democratic Catholic People's Party (KVP) and Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP),the progressive Political Party of Radicals (PPR) and the social-liberal Democrats 66 (D'66) after the election of 1972. The cabinet was a Centre-left grand coalition and had a substantial majority in the House of Representatives with Labour Leader Joop den Uyl serving as Prime Minister. Prominent Catholic politician Dries van Agt,the Minister of Justice from the previous cabinet,served as Deputy Prime Minister until his resignation. Prominent Protestant politician Gaius de Gaay Fortman the Minister of the Interior assumed the office of Deputy Prime Minister on 8 September 1977.
The Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA) is an international parliamentary association that is strictly non-partisan,founded by European parliamentarians in 1984. In cooperation with African parliaments,AWEPA works to strengthen parliamentary democracy in Africa,keep Africa high on the political agenda in Europe,and facilitate African-European parliamentary dialogue.
Jan Nico Scholten is a Dutch former politician.
Miet Smet is a Belgian politician for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V).
Hendrik Albertus "Henk" Korthals was a Dutch politician of the defunct Liberal State Party (LSP) later the Freedom Party (PvdV) and later co-founder of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and journalist.
Esther M. R. de Lange is a Dutch politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) between 2007 and 2024. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),part of the European People's Party (EPP),she was elected as delegation leader in the European Parliament at a party conference on 2 November 2013 in Leeuwarden,a position she assumed the following year. In July 2014 she was elected as Vice President of the EPP Group in the European Parliament and in June 2018 as Vice President of the EPP Party. De Lange stepped down as MEP in February 2024.
Anne Mulder is a Dutch politician and former civil servant. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),he served in the House of Representatives from 2010 to 2020,where he focused on matters of health care insurance,prevention and pharmaceutics. Since 2020,he has been an alderman in the municipal executive of The Hague.
50PLUS is a political party in the Netherlands that advocates pensioners' interests with a centrist political line. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman,Alexander Münninghoff and Jan Nagel. Since 2021,Martin van Rooijen has served as party leader.
Jan Huitema is a Dutch politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the Netherlands since July 2014. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy,part of Renew Europe. He was reelected in 2019.
Paul Johannes George Tang is a Dutch politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2014. He is a member of the Labour Party,part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. Between 2007 and 2010 Tang was member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands.
Dorien Rookmaker is a Dutch politician of the More Direct Democracy (MDD) party,who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2020. Initially serving as a non-attached member,she joined the European Conservatives and Reformists in December 2021. She is a member of the Parliament's Committee on Transport and Tourism.
M.J.A. "Thijs" Reuten is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA). He began his career as a policy advisor of the party's parliamentary group in the House of Representatives and was a member of the Amsterdam municipal council in the years 2002–07. He then served for two terms as a district alderman in Amsterdam-Oost with a focus on housing and the economy. Starting in 2018,Reuten worked as an independent consultant and as head of policy at the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). He was appointed to the European Parliament in April 2021 after the resignation of Kati Piri.
