Christian Union (Netherlands)
The Christian Union is a Christian-democratic political party in the Netherlands. The CU is a centrist party, maintaining more progressive stances on economic, immigration and environmental issues while holding more socially conservative positions on issues such as abortion and euthanasia. The party describes itself as "social Christian".
André Rouvoet Leader of the Christian Union from 2002 to 2011
Gert-Jan Segers Leader of the Christian Union from 2015 to 2023
Christian Union members in third Rutte cabinet. left to right: Paul Blokhuis, Carola Schouten, Arie Slob
Image: Vicepremier Carola Schouten (cropped)
Christian democracy is a political ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics.
A gathering of supporters of Christian Democratic Union in Dessau, 1990