Labour Party (Netherlands)

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The Labour Party, Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid (shortened PvdA), is a Dutch political party.

The Labour Party is a social democratic party.

It was established in 1946 from a merger of the Social Democratic Workers' Party (SDAP), the Free-thinking Democratic League (VDB), and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Number of seats in the 2023 elections: 25 (together with GreenLeft).

Political leaders

Willem Drees - 1946-1958
Jaap Burger - 1958-1962
Anne Vondeling - 1962-1966
Joop den Uyl - 1966-1986
Wim Kok - 1986-2001
Ad Melkert - 2001-2002
Wouter Bos - 2002-2010
Job Cohen - 2010-2012
Diederik Samsom - 2012-2016
Lodewijk Asscher - 2016-2021
Lilianne Ploumen - 2021-2022
Attje Kuiken - 2022-2023
Frans Timmermans - 2023-

Other websites

Website of the Labour Party

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