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Leader of the Labour Party (Netherlands)

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The Leader of the Labour Party was the most senior politician within the Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid, PvdA) in the Netherlands.

The leaders outwardly acted as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they were responsible for ensuring political consensus. At election time, the leader was always the lead candidate of the party list. Outside election time the leader could serve as the Leader of the Opposition. In the Labour Party the party leader was often also 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.
More information Term of office, Age as leader ...
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 Frans
Timmermans

(born 1961)
22 August 2023 –
29 October 2025
(2 years, 68 days)
[Resigned]
62–64 2023
2025
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Retired from the party leadership
Resigned following internal conflicts over leadership style
Resigned after failing to achieve party consensus about continued leadership
Resigned following disappointing election results after the 2002 general election
Resigned following internal discussions over continued leadership capabilities
Resigned following disappointing election results after the 2025 general election
Defeated for reelection

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