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The Christian Historical Union ( ___MASK100___ ) was a Protestant Christian - democratic political party in the ___MASK58___ . The ___MASK100___ is one of the predecessors of the Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA ), into which it merged in September 1980 . The Catholic People ' s Party ( KVP ) was a Catholic Christian democratic political party in the ___MASK58___ . During its entire existence , the party was in government . The party is one of the precursors of the Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA ), into which it merged in 1980 . The ___MASK58___ is the main constituent country of the ___MASK49___ . It is a densely populated country located in Western Europe with three island territories in the Caribbean . The European part of the ___MASK58___ borders Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , sharing maritime borders with Belgium , the United Kingdom , and Germany . The largest cities in the ___MASK58___ are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague and Utrecht . Amsterdam is the country ' s capital , while The Hague holds the Dutch seat of government and parliament . The name " Holland " is used to refer informally to the whole of the country of the ___MASK58___ . Jozef Maria Laurens Theo `` Jo '' Cals ( July 18 , 1914 -- December 30 , 1971 ) was a Dutch ___MASK82___ of the defunct Catholic People ' s Party ( KVP ) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA ) . He served as Prime Minister of the ___MASK58___ from April 14 , 1965 until November 22 , 1966 . He previously served as a Member of the House of Representatives from August 19 , 1948 until March 15 , 1950 , when he became State Secretary for Education , Culture and Science serving from March 15 , 1950 until September 2 , 1952 in the Cabinets Drees - Van Schaik and Drees I . He became Minister of Education , Culture and Science serving from September 2 , 1952 until July 24 , 1963 in the Cabinets Drees II , III , Beel II and De Quay . He again returned to the House of Representatives for two short periods , after the Dutch general election of 1956 and 1959 . Serving from July 3 , 1956 until October 3 , 1956 and from March 20 , 1959 until May 19 , 1959 . And again a Member of the House of Representatives from July 2 , 1963 until April 14 , 1965 . After the fall of the Cabinet Marijnen , Cals became Prime Minister of the ___MASK58___ , leading the Cabinet Cals . After his premiership , Cals semi - retired from active politics and served as a civil servant leading several governmental commissions . On December 5 , 1966 he was granted the honorary title of Minister of State , which he held until his death . Mark Rutte ( born 14 February 1967 ) is a Dutch ___MASK82___ who has been the Prime Minister of the ___MASK58___ since 14 October 2010 , and the Leader of the People ' s Party for Freedom and Democracy ( Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie - VVD ) since 31 May 2006 . The Anti - Revolutionary Party ( ARP ) was a Protestant Christian - democratic political party in the ___MASK58___ . The party was founded in 1879 by Abraham Kuyper , a theologian and minister . In 1980 the party merged with the Catholic People ' s Party ( KVP ) and the Christian Historical Union ( CHU ) to form the Christian Democratic Appeal ( CDA ). The Christian Democratic Appeal (; CDA ) is a Christian - democratic political party in the ___MASK58___ founded in 1977 , which participated in all but three governments since then . It was a merger from the Catholic People ' s Party ( which through its antecedents had been part of every government since 1918 ), the Anti - Revolutionary Party and the Christian Historical Union . The Minister - President of the ___MASK58___ , commonly referred to in English as the Prime Minister , is the head of the executive arm of the Dutch government and the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the ___MASK58___ . He is the " de facto " head of government of the ___MASK58___ and coordinates the policy of the government . The current prime minister is Mark Rutte .