Leader of the Reformed Political Party

The Leader of the Reformed Political Party is the most senior politician within the Reformed Political Party (Dutch: Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij, SGP) in the Netherlands. The post is currently held by Chris Stoffer, who succeeded Kees van der Staaij in 2023.^[1]

History[edit]

The Leaders outwardly act as the 'figurehead' and the main representative of the party. Within the party, they must ensure political consensus. At election time the Leader is always the Lijsttrekker (top candidate) of the party list. In the Reformed Political Party the Leader is always the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives.

Leader			Term of office	Age as Leader	Position(s) as Leader	Further position(s)	Professional Background	Church	Lijsttrekker
		Gerrit Hendrik Kersten (1882–1948)	24 April 1918 – 14 September 1945 (27 years, 143 days) [1]	35–63	Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1918–1946) Member of the House of Representatives (1922–1945) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1922–1945)		Minister Theologian Journalist Teacher	Reformed Congregations	1922
									1925
									1929
									1933
									1937
		Pieter Zandt (1880–1961)	14 September 1945 – 4 March 1961 (15 years, 171 days) [1] [Died]	65–80	Member of the House of Representatives (1925–1961) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1945–1961) Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1946–1961)		Minister Theologian	Reformed Church	1946
									1948
									1952
									1956
									1959
		Cor van Dis Sr. (1893–1973)	4 March 1961 – 28 April 1971 (10 years, 55 days) [1]	67–77	Member of the House of Representatives (1946–1971) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1961–1971)	Member of the Senate (1971–1973) Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1971–1973)	Chemist	Christian Reformed Churches	1963
									1967
		Hette Abma (1917–1992)	28 April 1971 – 26 May 1981 (10 years, 28 days) [1]	54–64	Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1961–1985) Member of the House of Representatives (1963–1981) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1971–1981)	Member of the Senate (1981–1986) Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1981–1986)	Minister Theologian	Reformed Church	1971
									1972
									1977
		Henk van Rossum (1919–2017)	26 May 1981 – 22 May 1986 (4 years, 361 days) [1]	61–66	Member of the House of Representatives (1967–1986) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1981–1986)		Civil engineer Civil servant	Reformed Congregations	1981
									1982
		Bas van der Vlies (1942–2021)	22 May 1986 – 27 March 2010 (23 years, 309 days) [1]	43–67	Member of the House of Representatives (1981–2010) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1986–2010)		Civil engineer Teacher School administrator	Restored Reformed Church	1986
									1989
									1994
									1998
									2002
									2003
									2006
		Kees van der Staaij (born 1968)	27 March 2010 – 25 August 2023 (13 years, 151 days) [1]	41–54	Member of the House of Representatives (since 1998) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (since 2010)		Jurist Civil servant	Old-Reformed Congregations	2010
									2012
									2017
									2021
		Chris Stoffer (born 1974)	25 August 2023 – Incumbent (238 days) [1]	48–49	Member of the House of Representatives (since 2018)		Civil engineer Civil servant	Reformed Congregations	2023

See also[edit]

• Reformed Political Party

References[edit]

^{Died in Office}

External links[edit]

Official

• (in Dutch) Official website