The leader of the Christian Democratic Appeal is the most senior politician within the Christian Democratic Appeal in the Netherlands.The current leader has been Henri Bontenbal since 14 August 2023.
Future Leader Ruud Lubbers and incumbent leader Dries van Agt in the House of Representatives on 23 June 1981.
Future Leader Elco Brinkman and incumbent leader Ruud Lubbers in the House of Representatives on 3 May 1984.
Dries van Agt 1980
Ruud Lubbers 1985
Wopke Hoekstra
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Wopke Bastiaan Hoekstra is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal who serves as European Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth in the second von der Leyen commission.
Official portrait, 2024
Hoekstra with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in April 2022
Hoekstra with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock in May 2022