2020 Christian Democratic Appeal leadership election

The 2020 Christian Democratic Appeal leadership election was called to elect the new leader and lijsttrekker (lead candidate) of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) in the run-up to the 2021 Dutch general election.

The position has been vacant since the appointment of incumbent party leader Sybrand van Haersma Buma as mayor of Leeuwarden in May 2019. The first round of the election was held between 6 and 11 July 2020. A second round was held between 11 and 14 July 2020.

Candidates

Nominated

The following CDA members have announced their candidacy:^[1]

Candidate	Born	Political office(s)	Education	Religion	Announced	Endorsements
Hugo de Jonge	26 September 1977 (age 42) Bruinisse, Zeeland	Deputy Prime Minister (2017–present), Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport (2017–present), Alderman of Rotterdam (2010–2017)	Bachelor of Education	Protestant	18 June 2020	Sybrand Buma, Ferdinand Grapperhaus, Ruth Peetoom ^[2]^[3]
Pieter Omtzigt	8 January 1974 (age 46) The Hague, South Holland	Member of the House of Representatives (2003–2010; 2010–present)	Doctor of Philosophy in Economics	Roman Catholic	25 June 2020	Mona Keijzer^[4]

Eliminated

Candidate	Born	Political office(s)	Education	Religion	Announced	Eliminated
Mona Keijzer	9 October 1968 (age 51) Edam, North Holland	State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy (2017–present), Member of the House of Representatives (2012–2017), Alderwoman of Purmerend (2007–2012), Deputy mayor and alderwoman of Waterland (1998–2005)	Master of Laws, Master of Public Administration	Roman Catholic	23 June 2020	11 July 2020

Withdrawn

Candidate	Born	Political office(s)	Education	Religion	Announced	Withdrawn
Martijn van Helvert	7 April 1978 (age 42) Sittard, Limburg	Member of the House of Representatives (2014–present), Member of the States of Limburg (2011–2015)	Doctorandus in History	Roman Catholic	24 June 2020	30 June 2020^[5]

Declined

André Reumkens, candidate 2018 municipal elections in Beekdaelen^[6]

Timeline

Candidate status
	Nominated
	Nominated; eliminated after the first round
	Nominated; withdrawn from the election
Events
	Nominations announced
	Voting opens
	Result announced (first round)
	Voting closes (second round)
	Result announced

Opinion polls

Date(s) administered	Poll source	Sample	Van Helvert	De Jonge	Keijzer	Omtzigt	Hoekstra*	Van Toorenburg*	Other	Undecided
9–10 May 2019	EenVandaag	1,000 CDA voters	—	29%	9%	—	40%	3%	18%
9–10 May 2019	EenVandaag	300 CDA members	—	20%	5%	—	59%	4%	12%
28 Oct – 7 Nov 2019	EenVandaag	2,283 CDA voters	—	21%	16%	—	39%	—	3%	21%
March 2020	EenVandaag	1,188 CDA voters	—	22%	14%	—	43%	—	21%
27 April 2020	EenVandaag	1,188 CDA voters	—	35%	9%	—	50%	—	6%
27–30 Jun 2020	EenVandaag	2,250 CDA voters	0%	47%	15%	34%	—	—	4%
* = not a candidate

Results

Candidate
Hugo de Jonge	48.7%	50.7%
Pieter Omtzigt	39.7%	49.3%
Mona Keijzer	11.6%
Source: NOS

References

^ "Bestuur CDA draagt vier kandidaten voor het lijsttrekkerschap voor". NOS (in Dutch). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Hugo de Jonge wil CDA-lijsttrekker worden en krijgt steun van Buma en Peetoom" (in Dutch). Nederlands Dagblad. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
^ "'Tijd voor nieuwe generatie bij CDA'". BNR (in Dutch). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Verliezend CDA-kandidaat Mona Keijzer schaart zich achter Omtzigt". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
^ "Van Helvert trekt zich terug zich uit lijsttrekkersstrijd CDA". NOS (in Dutch). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ Bots, Paul (26 June 2020). "Nummer 20 van CDA Beekdaelen wil ook landelijke lijsttrekker worden". De Limburger (in Flemish). Retrieved 12 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[1] "Bestuur CDA draagt vier kandidaten voor het lijsttrekkerschap voor". NOS (in Dutch). 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[2] "Hugo de Jonge wil CDA-lijsttrekker worden en krijgt steun van Buma en Peetoom" (in Dutch). Nederlands Dagblad. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

[3] "'Tijd voor nieuwe generatie bij CDA'". BNR (in Dutch). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[4] "Verliezend CDA-kandidaat Mona Keijzer schaart zich achter Omtzigt". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 11 July 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

[5] "Van Helvert trekt zich terug zich uit lijsttrekkersstrijd CDA". NOS (in Dutch). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[6] Bots, Paul (26 June 2020). "Nummer 20 van CDA Beekdaelen wil ook landelijke lijsttrekker worden". De Limburger (in Flemish). Retrieved 12 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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