Welkom!
“Welkom” is the Dutch word for “Welcome”, but you know that already of course. We think it’s very helpful for everyone if people learn Dutch, but if you are new in Amstelveen we understand that it will take a little time. For your interest, below is some information about our party in English.
CDA is the christian-democratic party of the Netherlands, comparable with CDU in Germany and CD&V in Belgium. Of course, we have our own history, such as being a merger in 1980 from three parties: KVP, ARP and CHU. In that merger, parties decided on what CDA stands for: a party of the people where we find each other in the political conviction.
Now, EU-nationals have a right to vote in the local elections (“no taxation without representation”). Since you have that right, we should also inform you about what CDA stands for. It’s explained below, but you can also go directly to Standpunten (political priorities, in Dutch) which you can just translate yourself, right?
Also, what many people do is that they fill in a Voting compass to find out which party fits with their views on Amstelveen. The MijnStem Amstelveen is made specifically for the Amstelveen elections. (It is in Dutch, but you should be able to figure it out with automatic translate.)
Stewardship
One of the core values is stewardship: we ought to care for each other and for our surroundings. This has a social element, a financial element and a physical element (the natural world).
Family values
We believe that people are social beings. We are born in to a family, learn our language, values and culture from our parents and social environment. From that starting point, we develop our individuality.
Social cohesion
Our values have a bearing on how we interpret the word ‘social’. For us, it means social cohesion, the shared reponsibility that people have for each other. No one lives for himself alone.
Responsible government
The government has an important role, which is to serve society. It uses the powers that it has to maintain order, provide public services and shield people that cannot take care of themselves.
Want to contribute?
If you want to contribute, meet us, or share your ideas, please drop us a line by e-mail or Whatsapp (see number at the top of the page).
People
If you want to have a quick look of who is active for CDA in Amstelveen, check out the menu “Onze mensen” (Our people). FYI, the complete CDA list for the 2026 elections is below. You can find information about them by clicking on “Onze mensen” in the top menu.
- Arjen Siegmann
- Sandra van Engelen
- Bert Rouwenhorst
- Hollando Bangun
- Will Koning
- Tamar Karman
- Jaap van der Baan
- John van Scheijndel
- Hans Rijntjes
- Dick Aanen
- Jurriaan Hesselman
- Amandhalia Varenhorst – Nasserie,
- Kees Slump,
- Ynse Jongmans,
- Gerard Hulsman,
- Jos Groot
- Jan-Willem Groot