Labour Party (Netherlands)

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

Category:Social democratic parties in Europe
Category:Political parties in the Netherlands
Category:1946 establishments in the Netherlands