Labour Party (Netherlands)
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The Labour Party, Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid (shortened PvdA), is a Dutch political party.
The Labour Party is a social democratic party.
It was established in 1946 from a merger of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP), the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB), and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Number of seats in the 2023 elections: 25 (together with GreenLeft).
Political leaders
- Willem Drees - 1946-1958
- Jaap Burger - 1958-1962
- Anne Vondeling - 1962-1966
- Joop den Uyl - 1966-1986
- Wim Kok - 1986-2001
- Ad Melkert - 2001-2002
- Wouter Bos - 2002-2010
- Job Cohen - 2010-2012
- Diederik Samsom - 2012-2016
- Lodewijk Asscher - 2016-2021
- Lilianne Ploumen - 2021-2022
- Attje Kuiken - 2022-2023
- Frans Timmermans - 2023-
Labour Party (Netherlands) Media
Willem Drees, co-founder, party leader (1946–1958) and Prime Minister (1948–1958)
Joop den Uyl, party leader (1966–1986) and Prime Minister (1973–1977)
Wouter Bos, party leader (2002–2010)
Lodewijk Asscher, party leader (2016–2021)
Presentation of the PvdA candidates for the 2012 general election
PvdA activists in an October 2004 demonstration
Lilianne Ploumen, party leader from January 2021 until April 2022
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