Current Political Parties
Christian Democratic Appeal
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal
Jakob Gijsbert “Jaap” de Hoop Scheffer
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1948.
1997 – 2001
Jan Pieter “Jan Peter” Balkenende, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1956.
2001 – 2010
Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives
Jakob Gijsbert “Jaap” de Hoop Scheffer
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1948.
1997 – 2001
Jan Pieter “Jan Peter” Balkenende, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1956.
2001 – 2002
Jan Pieter “Jan Peter” Balkenende, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1956.
2003
Jan Pieter “Jan Peter” Balkenende, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1956.
2006 – 2007
Democrats 66
Leader of the Democrats 66
Alexander Pechtold
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1965.
2006 – 2018
Chair of the Democrats 66
Alexander Pechtold
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1965.
2002 – 2005
Leader of the Democrats 66 in the House of Representatives
Alexander Pechtold
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1965.
2006 – 2018
Party for Freedom
Leader of the Party for Freedom
Geert Wilders
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1963.
2006 – present
Leader of the Party for Freedom in the House of Representatives
Geert Wilders
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1963.
2006 – present
People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy
Leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy
Mark Rutte
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1967.
2006 – 2023
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1977.
2023 – present
Leader of the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy in the House of Representatives
Sophia Theodora Monique “Sophie” Hermans
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1981.
2022 – 2023
Defunct Political Parties
Anti-Revolutionary Party
Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party
Jelle Zijlstra
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1918; d. December 23 2001.
1956
Jelle Zijlstra
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1918; d. December 23 2001.
1958 – 1959
Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the House of Representatives
Jelle Zijlstra
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1918; d. December 23 2001.
1956