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CDA Loyalists
The CDA loyalists were a group of relatively progressive members of the Dutch House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives for the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) who were skeptical of the first Van Agt cabinet (1977–1981), which comprised the CDA and the conservative liberal People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (CDA). At the end of the 1977 Dutch cabinet formation, 1977 cabinet formation, which had started with unsuccessful negotiations between CDA and the socialist Labour Party (Netherlands), Labour Party (PvdA), they voted against the coalition agreement between the VVD and the CDA. Although they voted against the agreement, they were willing to loyally support the cabinet, hence the name. These loyalists had an influential position during the cabinet period, because the cabinet only had a majority of 77 out of 150 seats including them. On issues such as income policy, nuclear energy, nuclear armament, and policies related to the apartheid regime in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stef Dijkman
Stef is a given name or nickname, and a surname. Notable people and characters with the name include: People with the name Given name or nickname * Stef Bos (born 1961), Dutch singer * Stef Blok (born 1964), Dutch politician, Minister for Housing and the Central Government Sector * Stef Kamil Carlens (born 1970), Belgian singer for Zita Swoon * Stephen Carpenter (born 1970), American guitarist for Deftones * Steph Carse (born 1966), French-Canadian pop singer formerly credited as Stef Carse * Stef Chura (born 1988), American indie rocker * Stef Clement (born 1982), Dutch road bicycle racer * Stef Curtis (born 1983), English footballer * Stef Doedée (born 1987), Dutch football goalkeeper * Stef Driesen (born 1966), Belgian artist * Stef Dusseldorp (born 1989), Dutch racing driver * Stef Nijland (born 1988), Dutch footballer * Stef Peeters (born 1992), Belgian footballer * Stef Penney (born 1969), Scottish novelist and short-film director * Stef Wertheimer (1926–2025), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-Revolutionary Party
The Anti-Revolutionary Party (, ARP) was a Protestant conservative and Christian democratic political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1879 by Abraham Kuyper, a neo-Calvinist theologian and minister who served as Prime Minister between 1901 and 1905. In 1980 the party merged with the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) to form the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). History History before 1879 The anti-revolutionary parliamentary caucus had existed since the 1840s. It represented orthodox tendencies within the Dutch Reformed Church. Under the leadership of Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer the anti-revolutionaries became a real political force, which opposed the liberal tendencies within the Dutch Reformed Church and the liberal tendencies within Dutch politics. Their three values were "God, the Netherlands, and the House of Orange". An important issue was public education, which in the view of the anti-revolutionaries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catholic People's Party
The Catholic People's Party (, KVP) was a Roman Catholicism in the Netherlands, Catholic Christian democracy, Christian democratic list of political parties in the Netherlands, political party in the Netherlands. The party was founded in 1945 as a continuation of the interwar Roman Catholic State Party, which was in turn a successor of the General League of Roman Catholic Electoral Associations. The party was in government throughout its existence. In 1977, a federation of parties including the Catholic People's Party, the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and the Christian Historical Union (CHU) ran together under the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) banner. The three participating parties formally dissolved to form the CDA in 1980. History 1945–1965 The KVP was founded on 22 December 1945. It was a continuation of the pre-war Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP). Unlike the RKSP, the KVP was open to people of all denominations, but mainly Catholics supported the party. The party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Buikema
Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Number, a barcode standard compatible with EAN * Japanese Accepted Name, a Japanese nonproprietary drug name * Job Accommodation Network, US, for people with disabilities * ''Joint Army-Navy'', US standards for electronic color codes, etc. * ''Journal of Advanced Nursing'' Personal name * Jan (name), male variant of ''John'', female shortened form of ''Janet'' and ''Janice'' * Jan (Persian name), Persian word meaning 'life', 'soul', 'dear'; also used as a name * Ran (surname), romanized from Mandarin as Jan in Wade–Giles * Ján, Slovak name Other uses * January, as an abbreviation for the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar * Jan (cards), a term in some card games when a player loses without taking any tricks or scoring a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henk Couprie
Henk is a Dutch male given name, originally a short form of Hendrik. It influenced " Hank" which is used in English-speaking countries (mainly in the US) as a form of "Henry". Academics *Henk Aertsen (born 1943), Dutch Anglo-Saxon linguist *Henk Barendregt (born 1947), Dutch logician * Henk Jaap Beentje (born 1951), Dutch botanist *Henk Blezer (born 1961), Dutch Tibetologist, Indologist, and scholar of Buddhist studies *Henk Bodewitz (1939–2022), Dutch Sanskrit scholar *Henk J. M. Bos (born 1940), Dutch historian of mathematics *Henk Braakhuis (born 1939), Dutch historian of philosophy *Henk Buck (1930–2023), Dutch organic chemist * Henk van Dongen (1936–2011), Dutch organizational theorist and policy advisor * Henk Dorgelo (1894–1961), Dutch physicist and academic *Henk van der Flier (born 1945), Dutch psychologist * Henk A. M. J. ten Have (born 1951), Dutch medical ethicist * Henk van de Hulst (1918–2000), Dutch astronomer and mathematician * Henk Lombaers (1920–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Borgman
Freddie "Fred" Borgman (16 December 1946 – 11 May 1996) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives between 1978 until 1990 when he became Mayor of Nijkerk, serving from 16 March 1990 until his resignation on 1 December 1994 because of an undescribed illness. Borgman died on 11 May 1996 following a battle with his undescribed illness at the age of 49. Biography Early life Freddie Borgman was born on 16 December 1946 in Aalsmeer in the Netherlands Province of North Holland in a Reformed family, the son of Jan Borgman and Sybranda Jacoba de Vries. After leaving secondary school, he worked at the Aalsmeer Flower Auction from 1966 until 1972 in the company of his father. Politics He was a member of the Aalsmeer municipal council, from 1 September 1970 until 1 September 1982. He was an alderman from 3 September 1974 until 1 April 1978 when he became a Member of the House of Representatives on 5 April 1978. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marten Beinema
Marten Beinema (26 November 1932 - 20 August 2008) was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) and its successor the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). Beinema was a member of the municipal council of Middelburg from 1971 to 1978. He was also an alderman of Middelburg from 1972 to 1975. From 1975 to 1977 and again from 1978 to 1998 he was a member of the House of Representatives. From 1978 to 1982 he was also a member of the States of Zeeland. Beinema was also a chess player and participated in the Tata Steel Chess Tournament The Tata Steel Chess Tournament is an annual chess tournament held in January in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. It was called the Hoogovens Tournament from its creation in 1938 until the sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Ste .... References *Parlement.com biography 1932 births 2008 deaths Aldermen in Zeeland People from Middelburg, Zeeland Anti-Revolutionary Party politicians Christian Democratic Appeal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willem De Kwaadsteniet
Willem () is a Dutch and West FrisianRienk de Haan, ''Fryske Foarnammen'', Leeuwarden, 2002 (Friese Pers Boekerij), , p. 158. masculine given name. The name is Germanic, and can be seen as the Dutch equivalent of the name William in English, Guillaume in French, Guilherme in Portuguese, Guillermo in Spanish and Wilhelm in German. Nicknames that are derived from Willem are Jelle, Pim, Willie, Willy and Wim. Given name * Willem I (1772–1843), King of the Netherlands * Willem II (1792–1849), King of the Netherlands * Willem III (1817–1890), King of the Netherlands * Willem of the Netherlands (1840–1879), Dutch prince * Willem-Alexander (b. 1967), King of the Netherlands *Willem Aantjes (1923–2015), Dutch politician *Willem Adelaar (b. 1948), Dutch linguist *Willem Andriessen (1887–1964), Dutch pianist and composer *Willem Arondeus (1894–1943), Dutch artist and author, WWII Resistance member *Willem Barentsz (ca. 1550–1597), Dutch navigator and explorer *Wille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Aantjes
Willem "Wim" Aantjes (; 16 January 1923 – 22 October 2015) was a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). A jurist by occupation, Aantjes was elected to the House of Representatives on 26 May 1959 after the general election of 1959. He served as the parliamentary leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party in the House of Representatives from 22 June 1971 until 30 November 1972, a period during which Barend Biesheuvel (then Leader of the ARP) served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Aantjes became Leader of the Anti-Revolutionary Party and parliamentary leader on 7 March 1973, and served until 25 May 1977; he then became the parliamentary leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal in the House of Representatives, serving from 19 December 1977 until 7 November 1978, when he resigned both his positions. Biography Early life Willem Aantjes was born on 16 January 1923 in Bleskensgraaf, in the province of South Holland. His father, Klaas Aantjes, was an alderm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Van Houwelingen (politician)
Jan van Houwelingen (8 December 1937 – 17 March 2013) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) later the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and chemist. Van Houwelingen applied at the Utrecht University in June 1962 Major (academic), majoring in Chemistry and obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in July 1964. Van Houwelingen served in the Royal Netherlands Army as a second lieutenant from November 1964 until November 1966. Van Houwelingen worked as a chemist and researcher in the private sector from November 1962 until March 1973. Van Houwelingen served on the Municipal council (Netherlands), Municipal Council of Leerdam from April 1968 until June 1974 and served on the States-provincial, Provincial-Council of Utrecht (province), Utrecht from June 1970 until June 1974. Van Houwelingen became a House of Representatives (Netherlands), Member of the House of Representatives after the resignation of Barend Biesheuvel, taking office on 7 March 1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Netherlands)
The House of Representatives ( , literally "Second Chamber of the States General", or simply ) is the lower house of the Bicameralism, bicameral parliament of the Netherlands, the States General of the Netherlands, States General, the other one being the Senate (Netherlands), Senate. It has 150 seats, which are filled through Elections in the Netherlands, elections using party-list proportional representation. The house is located in the Binnenhof in The Hague; it has temporarily moved to the former building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Bezuidenhoutseweg 67 in The Hague while the Binnenhof is being renovated. Name Although the body is officially called the "House of Representatives" in English, it is not a direct translation of its official Dutch name, the "Second Chamber of the States General", "Second Chamber" or more colloquially just the "Chamber". Rather than "representative" (''afgevaardigde''), a member of the House is referred to as ''(Tweede) Kamerlid'', or "mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
