Christian Democratic Appeal

Christian Democratic Appeal

Christen-Democratisch Appèl
Christian Democratic Appeal Christen-Democratisch Appèl
Abbreviation	CDA
Leader	Henri Bontenbal
Chairperson	Jean Wiertz
Leader in the Cabinet	Karien van Gennip
Leader in the Senate	Theo Bovens
Leader in the House of Representatives	Henri Bontenbal
Leader in the European Parliament	Jeroen Lenaers
Founded	23 June 1973 (alliance); 11 October 1980 (party)
Merger of	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
Ideology	Christian democracy; Social conservatism
Political position	Centre to centre-right
Religion	Christianity
Regional affiliation	Christian Group
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	5 / 29
King's Commissioners	3 / 12
Benelux Parliament	1 / 21
Website
	www.cda.nl
	Politics of Netherlands; Political parties; Elections;

The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA, Dutch: Christen-Democratisch Appèl, pronounced [krɪstə(n)deːmoːkraːtis ɑˈpɛl]) 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.

[1] "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.

[2] "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.

[VanKerbergenKrouwel2013-3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2021). "Netherlands". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

[Christian_Democracy_in_Europe-7] 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.

[Christian_Democratic_Parties_in_Europe-8] 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.

[9] "Wopke Hoekstra wordt lijsttrekker van het CDA" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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