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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Professional Background
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Church
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Lijsttrekker
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Gerrit Hendrik Kersten (1882–1948)
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24 April 1918 – 14 September 1945 (27 years, 143 days) [1]
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35–63
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Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1918–1946) Member of the House of Representatives (1922–1945) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1922–1945)
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Minister Theologian Journalist Teacher
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Reformed Congregations
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1922
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1925
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1929
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1933
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1937
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Pieter Zandt (1880–1961)
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14 September 1945 – 4 March 1961 (15 years, 171 days) [1] [Died]
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65–80
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Member of the House of Representatives (1925–1961) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1945–1961) Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1946–1961)
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Minister Theologian
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Reformed Church
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1946
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1948
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1952
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1956
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1959
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Cor van Dis Sr. (1893–1973)
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4 March 1961 – 28 April 1971 (10 years, 55 days) [1]
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67–77
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Member of the House of Representatives (1946–1971) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1961–1971)
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Member of the Senate (1971–1973) Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1971–1973)
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Chemist
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Christian Reformed Churches
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1963
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1967
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Hette Abma (1917–1992)
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28 April 1971 – 26 May 1981 (10 years, 28 days) [1]
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54–64
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Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1961–1985) Member of the House of Representatives (1963–1981) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1971–1981)
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Member of the Senate (1981–1986) Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1981–1986)
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Minister Theologian
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Reformed Church
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1971
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1972
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1977
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Henk van Rossum (1919–2017)
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26 May 1981 – 22 May 1986 (4 years, 361 days) [1]
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61–66
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Member of the House of Representatives (1967–1986) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1981–1986)
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Civil engineer Civil servant
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Reformed Congregations
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1981
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1982
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Bas van der Vlies (1942–2021)
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22 May 1986 – 27 March 2010 (23 years, 309 days) [1]
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43–67
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Member of the House of Representatives (1981–2010) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1986–2010)
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Civil engineer Teacher School administrator
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Restored Reformed Church
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1986
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1989
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1994
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1998
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2002
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2003
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2006
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Kees van der Staaij (born 1968)
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27 March 2010 – 25 August 2023 (13 years, 151 days) [1]
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41–54
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Member of the House of Representatives (since 1998) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (since 2010)
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Jurist Civil servant
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Old-Reformed Congregations
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2010
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2012
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2017
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2021
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Chris Stoffer (born 1974)
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25 August 2023 – Incumbent (280 days) [1]
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48–49
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Member of the House of Representatives (since 2018)
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Civil engineer Civil servant
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Reformed Congregations
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2023
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