What is People's Party for Freedom and Democracy?
[[File:VVD logo (2009–2020).svg|thumb|Logo]] The '''People's Party for Freedom and Democracy''', Dutch: ''Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie'' (shortened ''VVD''), is a Dutch political party. The People's Party for Freedom and Democracy is a [[conservative liberal]] party. They are the largest party in the country. It was established in 1948 from a merger of the [[Freedom Party (Netherlands)|Freedom Party]] (PvdV) and the [[Oud Committee]]. Number of seats in the [[Dutch general election, 2023|2023 elections]]: 24 (-10). Current political leader is [[Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius]], who was elected in 2023. == Political leaders == * [[Pieter Oud]] (1948&ndash;1963) * [[Edzo Toxopeus]] (1963&ndash;1969) * [[Molly Geertsema]] (1969&ndash;1971) * [[Hans Wiegel]] (1971&ndash;1982) * [[Ed Nijpels]] (1982&ndash;1986) * [[Rudolf de Korte]] (1986) * [[Joris Voorhoeve]] (1986&ndash;1990) * [[Frits Bolkestein]] (1990&ndash;1998) * [[Hans Dijkstal]] (1998&ndash;2002) * [[Gerrit Zalm]] (2002&ndash;2004) * [[Jozias van Aartsen]] (2004&ndash;2006) * [[Mark Rutte]] (2006&ndash;2023) * [[Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius]] (since 2023) == Other websites == * [https://www.vvd.nl/ Website of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy] {{Dutch political parties}} {{Multistub|Politics|Europe}} [[Category:Liberal parties]] [[Category:Political parties in the Netherlands]] [[Category:1940s establishments in the Netherlands]] [[Category:1948 establishments in Europe]]