Edzo Hendrik Toxopeus was a Dutch politician and diplomat of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) and jurist.
Edzo Toxopeus in 1966
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD, whose forerunner was the Freedom Party, is a party of the centre-right, which promotes private enterprise and economic liberalism.
Pieter Oud, co-founder and Leader from 1948 to 1963
Hans Wiegel, Leader from 1971 until 1982
Frits Bolkestein, Leader from 1990 until 1998
Mark Rutte, Leader from 2006 until 2023 and Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 2010