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Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal

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Christian Democratic Appeal
Future Leader Ruud Lubbers and Incumbent Leader Dries van Agt in the House of Representatives on 23 June 1981.
Future Leader Elco Brinkman and Incumbent Leader Ruud Lubbers in the House of Representatives on 3 May 1984.

The Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal is the most senior politician within the Christian Democratic Appeal (Dutch: Christen-Democratisch Appèl, CDA) in the Netherlands.The current leader has been Henri Bontenbal since 14 August 2023.[1]

History

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The leaders outwardly act as the figurehead and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the leader is always the lead candidate of the party list. Outside election time the officeholder can serve as the Leader of the Opposition. In the Christian Democratic Appeal the leader is often the parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. Some Christian Democratic Appeal leaders became a Minister in a cabinet.

Leader Term of office Age as leader Position(s) Religion Lead candidate
Dries van Agt Dries van Agt
(1931–2024) 		10 December 1976 –
25 October 1982
(5 years, 319 days)
[1] 		45–51 Catholic 1977
1981
1982
Ruud Lubbers Ruud Lubbers
(1939–2018) 		25 October 1982 –
29 January 1994
(11 years, 96 days)
[1] 		43–54 Catholic 1986
1989
Elco Brinkman Elco Brinkman
(born 1948) 		29 January 1994 –
16 August 1994
(199 days)
[1] 		45–46 Protestant 1994
Enneüs Heerma Enneüs Heerma
(1944–1999) 		16 August 1994 –
27 March 1997
(2 years, 254 days)
[1] 		49–52 Protestant
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
(born 1948) 		27 March 1997 –
1 October 2001
(4 years, 157 days)
[1] 		48–53 Catholic 1998
Jan Peter Balkenende Jan Peter Balkenende
(born 1956) 		1 October 2001 –
9 June 2010
(8 years, 251 days)
[1] 		46–54 Protestant 2002
2003
2006
2010
Maxime Verhagen Maxime Verhagen
(born 1956) 		9 June 2010 –
30 June 2012
(2 years, 21 days)
[1] 		53–55 Catholic
Sybrand van Haersma Buma Sybrand van Haersma Buma
(born 1965) 		30 June 2012 –
22 May 2019
(6 years, 326 days)
[1] 		46–53 Protestant 2012
2017
Hugo de Jonge Hugo de Jonge
(born 1977) 		15 July 2020 –
10 December 2020
(148 days)
[1] 		42–43 Protestant
Wopke Hoekstra Wopke Hoekstra
(born 1975) 		11 December 2020 –
14 August 2023
(2 years, 246 days)
[1] 		45–47 Remonstrant 2021
Henri Bontenbal Henri Bontenbal
(born 1982) 		14 August 2023 –
Incumbent
(1 year, 235 days)
[1] 		40–42 Protestant 2023

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Politiek leider van een partij". Parlement&Politiek. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
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