Leader
Term of office
Age as leader
Position(s) as leader
Further position(s)
Professional background
Church
Lead candidate
Gerrit Hendrik Kersten (1882–1948)
24 April 1918 – 14 September 1945 (27 years, 143 days) [citation needed ]
35–63
Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1918–1946) Member of the House of Representatives (1922–1945) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1922–1945)
Minister Theologian Journalist Teacher
Reformed Congregations
1922 1925 1929 1933 1937
Pieter Zandt (1880–1961)
14 September 1945 – 4 March 1961 (15 years, 171 days) [ 1] [Died]
65–80
Member of the House of Representatives (1925–1961) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1945–1961) Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1946–1961)
Minister Theologian
Reformed Church
1946 1948 1952 1956 1959
Cor van Dis Sr. (1893–1973)
4 March 1961 – 28 April 1971 (10 years, 55 days) [ 1]
67–77
Member of the House of Representatives (1946–1971) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1961–1971)
Member of the Senate (1971–1973) Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1971–1973)
Chemist
Christian Reformed Churches
1963 1967
Hette Abma (1917–1992)
28 April 1971 – 26 May 1981 (10 years, 28 days) [ 1]
54–64
Chairman of the Reformed Political Party (1961–1985) Member of the House of Representatives (1963–1981) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1971–1981)
Member of the Senate (1981–1986) Parliamentary leader in the Senate (1981–1986)
Minister Theologian
Reformed Church
1971 1972 1977
Henk van Rossum (1919–2017)
26 May 1981 – 22 May 1986 (4 years, 361 days) [ 1]
61–66
Member of the House of Representatives (1967–1986) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1981–1986)
Civil engineer Civil servant
Reformed Congregations
1981 1982
Bas van der Vlies (1942–2021)
22 May 1986 – 27 March 2010 (23 years, 309 days) [ 1]
43–67
Member of the House of Representatives (1981–2010) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (1986–2010)
Civil engineer Teacher School administrator
Restored Reformed Church
1986 1989 1994 1998 2002 2003 2006
Kees van der Staaij (born 1968)
27 March 2010 – 25 August 2023 (13 years, 151 days) [ 1]
41–54
Member of the House of Representatives (1998–2023) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (2010–2023)
Member of the Council of State (since 2024)
Jurist Civil servant
Old-Reformed Congregations
2010 2012 2017 2021
Chris Stoffer (born 1974)
25 August 2023 – Incumbent (1 year, 11 days) [ 1]
48–49
Member of the House of Representatives (since 2018) Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives (since 2023)
Civil engineer Civil servant
Reformed Congregations
2023