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Christian Union

The Leader of the Christian Union is the most senior politician within the Christian Union (Dutch: ChristenUnie, CU) in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Mirjam Bikker, who succeeded Gert-Jan Segers in 2023.[1]

History

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 Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the party list. Outside election time the Leader can serve as the Opposition leader. In the Christian Union the Leader is often the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. One Christian Union leader became a Minister in a Cabinet.

Leader Term of office Age as Leader Position(s) as Leader Further position(s) Former
Affiliation 		Professional
Background 		Church Lijsttrekker
Dr.
Kars Veling
(born 1948) 		17 January 2001 –
12 November 2002
(1 year, 299 days)[1] 		52–54 Member of the Senate
(GPV)
(1991–2002)
Member of the House
of Representatives
(2002)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2002) 		Parliamentary leader
in the Senate
(GPV)
(1991–1999) 		Reformed Political
League 		Theologian
Historian
Teacher 		Reformed Churches
Liberated 		2002
André Rouvoet André Rouvoet
(born 1962) 		12 November 2002 –
28 April 2011
(8 years, 167 days)[1] 		40–49 Member of the House
of Representatives
(1994–2007) (2010–2011)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2002–2007) (2010–2011)
Minister for Youth Policy
and Family Policy
(2007–2010)
Deputy Prime Minister
(2007–2010)
Minister of Education,
Culture and Science
(2010) 		Reformatory Political
Federation 		Jurist
Political consultant
Researcher
Teacher 		Christian Reformed
Churches 		2003
2006
2010
Arie Slob Arie Slob
(born 1961) 		28 April 2011 –
10 November 2015
(4 years, 196 days)[1] 		49–53 Member of the House
of Representatives
(2002–2015)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2011–2015) 		Member of the House
of Representatives
(2001–2002)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2007–2010)
Minister for Primary and
Secondary Education
and Media
(2017–2022) 		Reformed Political
League 		Teacher
School administrator 		Reformed Churches
Liberated 		2012
Gert-Jan Segers Gert-Jan
Segers
(born 1969) 		10 November 2015 –
17 January 2023
(7 years, 68 days)[1] 		46–53 Member of the House
of Representatives
(2012–2023)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2015–2023) 		Reformatory Political
Federation 		Political scientist
Researcher
Nonprofit director
Author 		Protestant Church 2017
2021
Gert-Jan Segers Mirjam Bikker
(born 1982) 		17 January 2023 –
Incumbent
(1 year, 291 days)[1] 		40–42 Member of the House
of Representatives
(since 2021)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(since 2023) 		Member of the Senate
(2015–2016) (2016–2021)
Parliamentary leader
in the Senate
(2019–2021) 		Jurist Protestant Church
(Reformed Association) 		2023

Deputy Leaders

The Christian Union doesn't have an official designated Deputy Leader in the party's hierarchy but some are given the title as an unofficial description by the media. Because of the often unofficial nature of the position, reliable sources can sometimes differ over who the deputy actually is or was.

Deputy Leader Term of office Position(s) as Deputy Leader Leader(s)
Arie Slob Arie Slob
(born 1961) 		30 January 2003 –
28 April 2011
(8 years, 88 days)[1] 		Member of the House
of Representatives
(2002–2015)
Parliamentary leader in the
House of Representatives
(2007–2010) 		André Rouvoet
Not in use
(28 April 2011 – 10 November 2015)
Carola Schouten Carola Schouten
(born 1977) 		10 November 2015 –
Incumbent
(8 years, 359 days)[2] 		Member of the House
of Representatives
(2011–2017)
Deputy Prime Minister
(since 2017)
Minister of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality
(since 2017) 		Gert-Jan Segers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Politiek leider van een partij". Parlement&Politiek. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Vicepremier Carola Schouten (CU) heeft haar wortels in het boerenbedrijf" (in Dutch). NOS. 21 October 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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