The

Leader Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations. "Leadership" is a contested term. Specialist literature debates various viewpoints on the co ...

of the Democrats 66 is the most senior politician within the

Democrats 66 Democrats 66 (; D66) is a social liberal and progressive political party in the Netherlands, which is positioned on the centre to centre-left of the political spectrum. It is a member of the Liberal International (LI) and the Alliance of Li ...

(, D66) party in the

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. The post is currently held by

Rob Jetten Rob Arnoldus Adrianus Jetten (; born 25 March 1987) is a Dutch politician who has been the Leader of the Democrats 66 (D66) party since August 2023 and a member of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives since Decemb ...

who was elected on 12 August 2023 and led the party into the

2023 Dutch general election Early general elections were held in the Netherlands on 22 November 2023 to elect the members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands), House of Representatives. The elections had been expected to be held in 2025, but a snap election was ca ...

. Jetten previously served as parliamentary leader of D66 in the

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from 2018 to 2021 and as Minister for Climate and Energy in the fourth Rutte government.

History

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

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of the

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. In the

, the leader is often the

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in the

. Some Democrats 66 leaders became a Minister in a

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Leaders

: After Boris Dittrich stepped down

Lousewies van der Laan Louse Wies Sija Anne Lilly Berthe "Lousewies" van der Laan (born 18 February 1966) is a retired Dutch politician of the Democrats 66 (D66) party and jurist. Life before politics In her youth, Van der Laan lived in Belgium, Germany, and the Unit ...

took over as Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives. The 2006 Democrats 66 leadership election elected Alexander Pechtold as

for the 2006 general election on 24 June 2006. : After Alexander Pechtold stepped down

took over as parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives on 10 October 2018.

References

External links

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