Above the parties - Gerry van der List

Dick Dolman liked to talk about the highest democratic office. The former chairman of the House of Representatives considered directing the work of the parliament to be the best job in politics.

Remarkably little has been written about that function. EW editor Gerry van der List tries to fill that gap with Boven de parties . In addition to a historical overview of the development of the presidency of the House of Representatives, the book offers portraits of the presidents after the war. These are based on extensive interviews. Former chairmen and former chairman Khadija Arib speak candidly about all aspects of the work, so that a good picture is created of, in the words of former chairman Gerdi Verbeet, 'a very difficult job'.