People's Party for Freedom and Democracy facts for kids
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The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (shortened VVD), is a Dutch political party.
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative liberal party. They are the largest party in the country.
It was established in 1948 from a merger of the Freedom Party (PvdV) and the Oud Committee.
Political leader is Mark Rutte (also Prime Minister since 2010).
Number of seats in the 2017 elections: 33 (-8).
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Pieter Oud, co-founder and Leader from 1948 to 1963
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Hans Wiegel, Leader from 1971 until 1982
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Frits Bolkestein, Leader from 1990 until 1998
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Gerrit Zalm, Leader from 2002 until 2004
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Mark Rutte, Leader since 2006 and Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010
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Annemarie Jorritsma, Leader in the Senate since 2015
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Sophie Hermans, Leader in House of Representatives since 2022
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Malik Azmani, Leader in the European Parliament since 2019
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See also
In Spanish: Partido Popular por la Libertad y la Democracia para niños
