Dutch Labour Party
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Labour Party
Partij van de Arbeid |
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| Abbreviation | PvdA |
| Leader | Lodewijk Asscher |
| Party Chairperson | Hans Spekman |
| Leader in the Senate | Marleen Barth |
| Leader in the House of Representatives | Lodewijk Asscher |
| Leader in the European Parliament | Paul Tang |
| Founded | 9 February 1946 |
| Merger of | SDAP, VDB, CDU |
| Headquarters | Partijbureau PvdA Herengracht 54 Amsterdam |
| Youth wing | Young Socialists in the PvdA |
| Think tank | Wiardi Beckman Foundation |
| Membership (2017) | 46,162 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Colours | Red |
| Senate |
8 / 75
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| House of Representatives |
9 / 150
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| King's Commissioners |
2 / 12
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| States-Provincial |
64 / 570
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| European Parliament |
3 / 26
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The Labour Party (Dutch: Partij van de Arbeid [pɑrtɛi vɑn də 'ʔɑrbɛit], abbreviated as PvdA [peːveːdeː'ʔaː]) is a social-democraticpolitical party in the Netherlands.
The party was founded in 1946 as a merger of the Social Democratic Workers' Party, the Free-thinking Democratic League, and the Christian Democratic Union. Prime Ministers from the Labour Party have been Willem Drees (1948–1958), Joop den Uyl (1973–1977), and Wim Kok (1994–2002).
Since 2012, the PvdA is the junior partner in the Second Rutte cabinet with the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy. Since 2016, Lodewijk Asscher has been Leader of the Labour Party. The party won 9 seats in the House of Representatives in the 2017 general election.
The Labour Party is a member of the European Party of European Socialists and the global Progressive Alliance. In the European Parliament, where the Labour Party has 3 seats, it is part of the parliamentary group Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
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