Editing Christian Democratic Appeal (section)

===Lubbers cabinets, 1982–1994===
[[File:Opdracht Financieel Dagblad interview met premier Lubbers, Bestanddeelnr 933-2721.jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Ruud Lubbers]], party leader and Prime Minister from 1982 until 1994.]]
Van Agt was again [[lead candidate]] for the [[1982 Dutch general election|general election]] and its manifesto was the same as the previous year with an attachment.<ref name="manifestos1977-1982"/> CDA lost three seats and ended second after PvdA. After the elections, Van Agt announced that he would leave politics and was succeeded as party leader by Lubbers. During the [[September–November 1982 Dutch cabinet formation|September–November 1982 cabinet formation]], Lubbers would form the [[first Lubbers cabinet]] with the VVD. To combat the economic crisis, the cabinet implemented [[budget cut]]s, limited the [[welfare state]] and privatised state-owned companies.<ref name="manifestos1982-1994"/> A major achievement was the [[Wassenaar Agreement]] in 1982, in which [[trade union]]s agreed to wage moderation in exchange for reduction of working hours by [[employers' organisation]]s. This would be the start of the [[polder model]], a concept in line with CDA's principle of distributed responsibility.{{sfn|Gradus|Harinck|Hoentjen|Van Kessel|2012|p=37}}

The [[1986 Dutch general election|1986 general election]] took place when the economy was improving,<ref name="elections 1982-1994">{{Cite web|url=https://cda-digitaal.dnpp.nl/perioden/1982-1994/verkiezingen-en-regering|title=Verkiezingen en regering 1982 - 1994 |language=nl|access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref> but the manifesto nevertheless focused on reducing the welfare state and shifting the responsibility to society.<ref name="manifestos1982-1994">{{Cite web|url=https://cda-digitaal.dnpp.nl/perioden/1982-1994/programmas|title=Programma's 1982 - 1994 |language=nl|access-date=4 August 2024}}</ref> Given Lubber's popularity for his "no-nonsense approach", the slogan was "Let Lubbers finish his job" ({{langx|nl|Laat Lubbers zijn afmaken}}). CDA won 54 seats, the highest a single party had ever won, mostly at the expense of the VVD.<ref name="elections 1982-1994"/> After the [[1986 Dutch cabinet formation|1986 cabinet formation]], the [[second Lubbers cabinet]] continuing with VVD as coalition partner. VVD felt like being in the supporting role, and finally brought down the cabinet in 1989 over the travel expenses allowance.<ref name="elections 1982-1994"/>

The manifesto for the [[1989 Dutch general election|1989 general election]] built upon the previous with the addition of environmental management among the priorities.<ref name="manifestos1982-1994"/> The CDA kept its 54 seats and after the [[1989 Dutch cabinet formation|1989 cabinet formation]] the [[third Lubbers cabinet]] was formed with the PvdA. A notable reform in line with the CDA principle of distributed responsibility, was the privatization of the [[housing association]]s by CDA State Secretary for Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment [[Enneüs Heerma]], with which he started in 1989 and was finished in 1994.{{sfn|Gradus|Harinck|Hoentjen|Van Kessel|2012|p=39}}