Leader of the Labour Party (Netherlands)

Labour Party

The Leader of the Labour Party is the most senior politician within the Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Diederik Samsom, who succeeded Job Cohen after the leadership election of 2012.^[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 serves as the Opposition leader. In the Labour Party the Leader is often the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. Some Labour Party leaders became a Minister in a Cabinet.

Leader			Term of office	Age as Leader	Position(s) as Leader	Further position(s)	Lijsttrekker
		Willem Drees (1886–1988)	9 February 1946 – 22 December 1958 (12 years, 316 days) [1]	59–72	Minister of General Affairs Prime Minister Minister of Colonial Affairs Minister of Finance	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Minister of Social Affairs Minister of State	1946 1948 1952 1956
		Jaap Burger (1904–1986)	22 December 1958 – 16 September 1962 (3 years, 268 days) [1]	54–58	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives	Minister without portfolio Minister of the Interior Member of the Senate Member of the European Parliament Member of the Council of State Minister of State	1959
		Anne Vondeling (1916–1979)	16 September 1962 – 13 September 1966 (3 years, 362 days) [1]	46–50	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives	Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Minister of Finance Deputy Prime Minister Speaker of the House of Representatives Member of the European Parliament	1963
		Joop den Uyl (1919–1987)	13 September 1966 – 21 July 1986 (19 years, 311 days) [1]	47–66	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Minister of General Affairs Prime Minister Minister for Netherlands Antilles Affairs Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Deputy Prime Minister	Minister of Economic Affairs	1967 1971 1972 1977 1981 1982 1986
		Wim Kok (born 1938)	21 July 1986 – 15 December 2001 (15 years, 147 days) [1]	47–63	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Minister of Finance Deputy Prime Minister Minister of General Affairs Prime Minister	Minister of State	1989 1994 1998
		Ad Melkert (born 1956)	15 December 2001 – 16 May 2002 (155 days) [1]	45–46	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives	Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq Member of the Council of State	2002
		Wouter Bos (born 1963)	17 November 2002 – 25 April 2010 (7 years, 159 days) [1]	39–46	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives Minister of Finance Deputy Prime Minister	Undersecretary for Finance	2003 2006
		Job Cohen (born 1947)	25 April 2010 – 20 February 2012 (1 year, 301 days) [1]	62–64	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives	Undersecretary for Education and Sciences Member of the Senate Parliamentary leader in the Senate Undersecretary for Justice Mayor of Amsterdam	2010
		Diederik Samsom (born 1971)	20 March 2012 – Incumbent (4 years, 262 days) [1]	40–	Member of the House of Representatives Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives		2012

See also

• Labour Party

References

1. "Politiek leider van een partij". Parlement&Politiek. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

External links

Official

• (Dutch) Official website