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Leader of the Labour Party (Netherlands)

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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 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 lead candidate of the party list. Outside election time the leader can serve as the Leader of the Opposition. In the Labour Party the party leader is often the parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. Some leaders became a minister in the cabinet.

Joop den Uyl and Anne Vondeling on 11 November 1966.
Joop den Uyl and Wim Kok on 3 June 1986.
Job Cohen and Lodewijk Asscher on 3 February 2010.
Lilianne Ploumen, Wouter Bos, Wim Kok and Job Cohen on 1 May 2011.
Diederik Samsom and Job Cohen on 21 March 2012.
Attje Kuiken and Lodewijk Asscher on 11 June 2022.
Leader Term of office Age as leader Position(s) Lead candidate
Willem Drees Willem Drees
(1886–1988) 		9 February 1946 –
22 December 1958
(12 years, 316 days)
[Retired] 		59–72 1946
1948
1952
1956
Jaap Burger Jaap Burger
(1904–1986) 		22 December 1958 –
16 September 1962
(3 years, 268 days)
[Resigned] 		54–58 1959
Vacant
(16 September 1962 – 25 September 1962)
Anne Vondeling Anne Vondeling
(1916–1979) 		25 September 1962 –
24 September 1966
(3 years, 364 days)
[Resigned] 		46–50 1963
Joop den Uyl Joop den Uyl
(1919–1987) 		24 September 1966 –
21 July 1986
(19 years, 300 days)
[Retired] 		47–66 1967
1971
1972
1977
1981
1982
1986
Wim Kok Wim Kok
(1938–2018) 		21 July 1986 –
15 December 2001
(15 years, 147 days)
[Retired] 		47–63 1989
1994
1998
Ad Melkert Ad Melkert
(born 1956) 		15 December 2001 –
16 May 2002
(155 days)
[Resigned] 		45–46 2002
Vacant
(16 May 2002 – 17 November 2002)
Wouter Bos Wouter Bos
(born 1963) 		12 November 2002 –
25 April 2010
(7 years, 164 days)
[Retired] 		39–46 2003
2006
Job Cohen Job Cohen
(born 1947) 		25 April 2010 –
20 February 2012
(1 year, 301 days)
[Resigned] 		62–64 2010
Vacant
(20 February 2012 – 17 March 2012)
Diederik Samsom Diederik
Samsom
(born 1971) 		17 March 2012 –
9 December 2016
(4 years, 267 days)
[Defeated] 		40–45 2012
Lodewijk Asscher Lodewijk
Asscher
(born 1974) 		9 December 2016 –
14 January 2021
(4 years, 36 days)
[Resigned] 		42–46 2017
Vacant
(14 January 2021 – 18 January 2021)
Lilianne Ploumen Lilianne
Ploumen
(born 1963) 		18 January 2021 –
12 April 2022
(1 year, 84 days)
[Resigned] 		58–59 2021
Vacant
(12 April 2022 – 11 June 2022)
Attje Kuiken Attje Kuiken
(born 1977) 		11 June 2022 –
22 August 2023
(1 year, 72 days)
[Retired] 		44–45
Frans
Timmermans
(born 1961) 		22 August 2023 –
Incumbent
(1 year, 331 days) 		62–64 2023
2025
Voluntary retired from his position
Resigned following internal conflicts over his leadership style
Resigned after failing to achieve party consensus about his continued leadership
Resigned following a disappointing election result after the 2002 general election
Resigned following internal discussions over his leadership capabilities
Defeated for reelection

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