People's Party for Freedom and Democracy

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Dutch political party liberal-conservative party political party

The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a major Dutch liberal-conservative political party that has prominently led several governments in the Netherlands, including under Prime Minister Mark Rutte.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch political party ⓘ
liberal-conservative party ⓘ
political party ⓘ
abbreviation VVD ⓘ
country Netherlands ⓘ
electoralBase entrepreneurs ⓘ
middle-class voters ⓘ
electoralStronghold Randstad metropolitan region ⓘ
surface form: Randstad
focusesOn business-friendly policies ⓘ
law and order policies ⓘ
founded 1948-01-24 ⓘ
foundedBy Klaas Bakker ⓘ
Pieter Oud ⓘ
hasChairperson Eric Wetzels ⓘ
hasEuropeanAffiliation Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party) ⓘ
surface form: Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party
hasEuropeanParliamentGroup Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party (ALDE Party) ⓘ
surface form: Renew Europe
hasInternationalAffiliation Liberal International ⓘ
hasLanguage Dutch ⓘ
hasLeader Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius ⓘ
hasPrimeMinister Mark Rutte ⓘ
hasThinkTank TeldersStichting ⓘ
hasYouthWing Jongerenorganisatie Vrijheid en Democratie ⓘ
headquartersLocation The Hague ⓘ
ideology conservative liberalism ⓘ
economic liberalism ⓘ
liberal conservatism ⓘ
ledGovernment Rutte I cabinet ⓘ
Rutte II cabinet ⓘ
Rutte III cabinet ⓘ
Rutte IV cabinet ⓘ
nativeName VVD ⓘ
surface form: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie
notableMember Edith Schippers ⓘ
Frits Bolkestein ⓘ
Hans Wiegel ⓘ
Klaas Dijkhoff ⓘ
Mark Rutte ⓘ
opposes extensive government intervention in the economy ⓘ
high taxation ⓘ
partyColour blue ⓘ
politicalPosition centre-right ⓘ
right-wing ⓘ
precededBy Freedom Party (Netherlands) ⓘ
representedIn European Parliament ⓘ
House of Representatives of the Netherlands ⓘ
Dutch Senate ⓘ
surface form: Senate of the Netherlands
shortName VVD ⓘ
supports European integration ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
free market economy ⓘ

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Edith Schippers → affiliation → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
TeldersStichting → associatedWith → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
First Balkenende cabinet → coalitionPartner → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Rutte I cabinet → coalitionPartner → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Rutte II cabinet → coalitionPartner → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Rutte III cabinet → coalitionPartner → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Rutte IV cabinet → coalitionPartner → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Second Balkenende cabinet → coalitionPartner → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Third Balkenende cabinet → coalitionPartner → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Second Balkenende cabinet → formedBy → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Klaas Bakker → founderOf → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Rutte III cabinet → governingParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Rutte I cabinet → governmentHeadParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
VVD–D66–CDA–CU → hasMemberParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Freedom Party (Netherlands) → hasSuccessor → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
VVD–D66–CDA–CU → includesLiberalParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Freedom Party (Netherlands) → isForerunnerOf → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius → isLeaderOf → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Mark Rutte → leaderOf → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius → memberOfPoliticalParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Edith Schippers → memberOfPoliticalParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Frits Bolkestein → memberOfPoliticalParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Jozias van Aartsen → memberOfPoliticalParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Mark Rutte → memberOfPoliticalParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Freedom Party (Netherlands) → mergedInto → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius → parliamentaryGroup → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
TeldersStichting → politicalAlignment → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Rutte II cabinet → politicalPartyOfPrimeMinister → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
Rutte IV cabinet → primeMinisterParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
VVD–D66–CDA–CU → primeMinisterParty → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
PVV → separatedFrom → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ
subject surface form: Party for Freedom
Freedom Party (Netherlands) → succeededBy → People's Party for Freedom and Democracy ⓘ