The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a centre-right conservative-liberal political party in the Netherlands. The VVD promotes individual freedom, private enterprise, economic liberalism and
Founders of the VVD, Dirk Stikker and Pieter Oud, in 1949.
Hans Wiegel, Leader from 1971 until 1982
Frits Bolkestein, leader from 1990 until 1998
Gerrit Zalm, leader from 2002 until 2004
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The Jetten cabinet is the current cabinet of the Netherlands. The cabinet was sworn in on 23 February 2026. It is a minority government, formed after the 2025 general election, and consisting of the s
People's Party for Freedom and Democracy
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Ministers of the Jetten cabinet after their installation by King Willem-Alexander at Huis ten Bosch