Catholic People's Party Anti-Revolutionary Party Christian Historical Union
Headquarters
Buitenom 18, The Hague
Youth wing
Christian Democratic Youth Appeal
Think tank
Wetenschappelijk Instituut voor het CDA
Membership (2024)
29,721[1]
Ideology
Christian democracy Social conservatism
Political position
Centre to centre-right
Religion
Christianity
Regional affiliation
Christian Group[2]
European affiliation
European People's Party
International affiliation
Centrist Democrat International
European Parliament group
European People's Party
Colours
Green
Senate
6 / 75
House of Representatives
5 / 150
Provincial councils
42 / 570
European Parliament
3 / 31
King's Commissioners
3 / 12
Benelux Parliament
1 / 21
Website
www.cda.nl
Politics of Netherlands
Political parties
Elections
The Christian Democratic Appeal (Dutch: Christen-Democratisch Appèl, pronounced[krɪstə(n)deːmoːkraːtisɑˈpɛl], CDA) is a Christian-democratic[3][4][5][6] and socially conservative[7][8] political party in the Netherlands. It was originally formed in 1977 from a confederation of the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party and the Christian Historical Union; it has participated in all but three of the Dutch cabinets formed since it became a unitary party.
Health Minister Hugo de Jonge served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal from July 2020 until his resignation the following December. Finance Minister Wopke Hoekstra was then chosen as lead candidate for the 2021 general election, becoming the de facto party leader.[9] After the 2017 general election, in which the party won 19 seats (third place), the CDA became a junior coalition partner in the Third Rutte cabinet with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Democrats 66 and Christian Union. The Fourth Rutte cabinet was formed upon the same coalition.
^"Ledentallen Nederlandse politieke partijen per 1 januari 2024" [Membership of Dutch political parties as of 1 January 2024]. University of Groningen (in Dutch). Documentation Centre Dutch Political Parties. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^"Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
^Kees Van Kerbergen; André Krouwel (2013). "A double-edged sword! The Dutch centre-right and the 'foreigners issue'". In Tim Bale (ed.). Immigration and Integration Policy in Europe: Why Politics – and the Centre-Right – Matter. Routledge. pp. 91–92. ISBN 978-1-317-96827-6.
^Wijbrandt H. Van Schuur; Gerrit Voerman (2010). "Democracy in Retreat? Decline in political party membership: the case of the Netherlands". In Barbara Wejnert (ed.). Democratic Paths and Trends. Emerald Group Publishing. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-85724-091-0. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
^Christopher Anderson (1995). Blaming the Government: Citizens and the Economy in Five European Democracies. M.E. Sharpe. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-56324-448-3. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
^Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Netherlands". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
^Paul Lucardie; Hans-Martien Tennapel (1996). "Between Confessionalism and Liberal-Conservatism: the Christian Democratic Parties of Belgium and the Netherlands". In David Hanley (ed.). Christian Democracy in Europe. A&C Black. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-85567-382-3.
^Paul Lucardie (2004). "Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained? Christian Democracy in the Netherlands". In Steven Van Hecke; Emmanuel Gerard (eds.). Christian Democratic Parties in Europe Since the End of the Cold War. Leuven University Press. pp. 169–170. ISBN 978-90-5867-377-0.
^"Wopke Hoekstra wordt lijsttrekker van het CDA" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
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