Leader
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Term of office
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Age as Leader
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Position(s) as Leader
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Further position(s)
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Civil/ Diplomatic/ Judiciary Function(s)
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International Function(s)
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Former Affiliation
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Professional Function(s)
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Lijsttrekker
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Pieter Oud (1886–1968)
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28 January 1948 – 30 March 1963 (15 years, 61 days)[1]
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61–76
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Mayor of Rotterdam (1945–1952) Member of the House of Representatives (1948–1963) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1948–1963) Party Chairman (1949–1963)
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Member of the House of Representatives (VDB) (1917–1933) (1937–1938) Minister of Finance (VDB) (1933–1937) Leader of the Free-thinking Democratic League (1935–1938) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (VDB) (1937–1938) Mayor of Rotterdam (VDB) (1938–1941) Minister of State (1963–1968)
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Free-thinking Democratic League
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Jurist Civil servant Historian Author Professor
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1948
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1952
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Committee-Oud
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1956
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Labour Party
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1959
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Edzo Toxopeus (1918–2009)
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30 March 1963 – 1 October 1969 (6 years, 185 days)[1]
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45–51
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Minister of the Interior (1959–1965) Member of the House of Representatives (1963) (1965–1969) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1963) (1966–1969)
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Member of the House of Representatives (1956–1959) Queen's Commissioner of Groningen (1970–1980) Minister of State (1985–2009)
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Member of the Council of State (1980–1988)
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President of the Liberal International (1966–1970)
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Freedom Party
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Jurist Lawyer Businessperson Diplomat
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1963
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1967
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Molly Geertsema (1918–1991)
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1 October 1969 – 1 July 1971 (1 year, 273 days)[1]
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50–52
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Member of the House of Representatives (1959–1971) Mayor of Wassenaar (1961–1971) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1969–1971)
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Mayor of Warffum (1953–1957) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1963–1966) Minister of the Interior (1971–1973) Deputy Prime Minister (1971–1973) Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (1973) Member of the House of Representatives (1973) (1973) Queen's Commissioner of Gelderland (1973–1983) Member of the Senate (1983–1987)
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Freedom Party
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Jurist Civil servant Teacher
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1971
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Hans Wiegel (born 1941)
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1 July 1971 – 20 April 1982 (10 years, 293 days)[1]
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29–40
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Member of the House of Representatives (1967–1977) (1981–1982) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1971–1977) (1981–1982) Minister of the Interior (1977–1981) Deputy Prime Minister (1977–1981)
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Queen's Commissioner of Friesland (1982–1994) Member of the Senate (1995–2000)
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Member of the Social and Economic Council (1994–2012)
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Businessperson Trade association executive Political pundit Author
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1972
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1977
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1981
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Ed Nijpels (born 1950)
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20 April 1982 – 9 July 1986 (4 years, 80 days)[1]
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32–36
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Member of the House of Representatives (1977–1986) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1982–1986)
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Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment (1986–1989) Member of the House of Representatives (1989–1990) Mayor of Breda (1990–1995) Queen's Commissioner of Friesland (1999–2008)
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Member of the Social and Economic Council (since 2014)
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Jurist Civil servant Businessperson Nonprofit director Trade association executive Teacher Activist
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1982
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1986
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Dr. Rudolf de Korte (1936–2020)
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9 July 1986 – 15 December 1986 (159 days)[1]
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50
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Minister of the Interior (1986) Member of the House of Representatives (1986) Minister of Economic Affairs (1986–1989) Deputy Prime Minister (1986–1989)
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Member of the House of Representatives (1977–1986) (1989–1995)
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Vice President of the European Investment Bank (1986–1989)
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Businessperson Banker
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Dr. Joris Voorhoeve (born 1945)
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15 December 1986 – 30 April 1990 (3 years, 136 days)[1]
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40–44
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Member of the House of Representatives (1982–1991) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1986–1990)
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Minister for Suriname and Netherlands Antilles Affairs (1994–1998) Minister of Defence (1994–1998) Member of the House of Representatives (1998–1999)
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Member of the Council of State (1999–2011)
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Democrats 66
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Political scientist Researcher Civil servant Nonprofit director Activist Author Professor
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1989
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Frits Bolkestein (born 1933)
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30 April 1990 – 30 July 1998 (8 years, 91 days)[1]
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57–65
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Member of the House of Representatives (1989–1999) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1990–1998)
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Member of the House of Representatives (1978–1982) (1986–1988) State Secretary for Economic Affairs (1982–1986) Minister of Defence (1988–1989)
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President of the Liberal International (1996–2000) European Commissioner (1999–2004) [Portfolios]
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Businessperson Economist Author Historian Professor
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1994
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1998
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Hans Dijkstal (1943–2010)
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30 July 1998 – 16 May 2002 (3 years, 290 days)[1]
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55–59
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Minister of the Interior (1994–1998) Deputy Prime Minister (1994–1998) Member of the House of Representatives (1998–2002) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1998–2002)
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Member of the House of Representatives (1982–1986) (1986–1994)
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Financial adviser Management consultant Nonprofit director Teacher Lobbyist
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2002
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Gerrit Zalm (born 1952)
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16 May 2002 – 27 November 2004 (2 years, 195 days)[1]
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50–52
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Member of the House of Representatives (2002–2003) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (2002–2003) Minister of Finance (2003–2007) Deputy Prime Minister (2003–2007)
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Minister of Finance (1994–1996) (1996–2002) Member of the House of Representatives (1998) Minister of Economic Affairs (2006)
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Director of the Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (1989–1994)
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Labour Party
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Economist Civil servant Businessperson Banker Professor
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2003
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Jozias van Aartsen (born 1947)
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27 November 2004 – 8 March 2006 (1 year, 101 days)[1]
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56–58
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Member of the House of Representatives (2002–2006) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (2003–2006)
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Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Fisheries (1994–1998) Member of the House of Representatives (1998) Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998–2002) Mayor of The Hague (2008–2017) King's Commissioner of Drenthe (2017) Mayor of Amsterdam (2017–2018)
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Political consultant Civil servant Nonprofit director
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Vacant (8 March 2006 – 31 May 2006)
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Mark Rutte (born 1967)
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31 May 2006 – Incumbent (18 years, 99 days)
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39–57
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State Secretary for Education, Culture and Science (2004–2006) Member of the House of Representatives (2006–2010) (2012) (2017) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (2006–2010) (2012) (2017) Minister of General Affairs (since 2010) Prime Minister (since 2010)
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State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment (2002–2004) Member of the House of Representatives (2003)
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Businessperson Historian Teacher
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2006
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2010
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2012
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2017
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