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the Netherlands The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland) is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden). ...
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Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the council of ministers, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...
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view • talk • edit | There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. Many of these terms are also used in Belgian politics. Most of the terms are alien to the Anglophone world because they coincide with a system of proportional representation and coalition government. Where possible, a translation is given. The links in the explanations are to the corresponding entries in this list, where applicable. These links are marked with 'single quotes'. The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands (born as Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard prinses der Nederlanden, prinses van Oranje-Nassau, prinses van Lippe-Biesterfeld) (born January 31, 1938), has been the Queen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since April 30, 1980. ...
The cabinet of the Netherlands or council of ministers plans and implements government policy. ...
The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende has been in office in the Netherlands from May 27, 2003. ...
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Minister-President in Dutch) is the chairman of the council of ministers and active executive authority of the Dutch government. ...
(L to R): Silvio Berlusconi, Romano Prodi, António Vitorino and Jan Peter Balkenende. ...
The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch Appèl) is a Dutch christian-democratic political party. ...
The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ...
Democraten 66 (D66), is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ...
The Estates-General (Staten-Generaal) is the parliament of the Netherlands. ...
The Eerste Kamer (literally First Chamber in Dutch) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament, the States-General. ...
The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ...
This article lists political parties in the Netherlands. ...
Elections in the Netherlands gives information on election and election results in the Netherlands. ...
The next Dutch general election were originally scheduled for May 15, 2007 as the parlimament was to be dissolved on April 2, 2007. ...
In the Netherlands, the Council of State is a constitutionally established advisory body to the government which consists of members of the royal family and Crown-appointed members generally having political, commercial, diplomatic, or military experience. ...
Hoge Raad der Nederlanden is the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, situated in The Hague. ...
The modern day Netherlands are divided into twelve provinces (provincies in Dutch), listed below with their capital city: Map of the Netherlands, with provinces and capital cities See also the ranked list of Dutch provinces // Structure A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the...
The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ...
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The drug policy of the Netherlands is based on two principles: Drug use is a public health issue, not a criminal matter A distinction between hard drugs and soft drugs exists It is a pragmatic policy. ...
The Netherlands abandoned its traditional policy of neutrality after World War II. The Dutch have since become engaged participants in international affairs. ...
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Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the council of ministers, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...
The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...
The Kingdom of Belgium is a sovereign, independent state. ...
Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that the political parties obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive in legislative assemblies. ...
A coalition government, or coalition cabinet, is a cabinet in parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. ...
Afspiegelingscollege Mirror college. A version of the municipal executive ('College van Burgemeesters en Wethouders') representing all parties represented in the municipal legislative ('Gemeenteraad'). Most municipal executives in rural areas are afspiegelingscolleges. The current executive of Schagen for example includes all three major parties, including the social-democratic PvdA, the christian-democratic CDA and the locally based Duurzaam Schagen. Contrast with 'programcollege'. Schagen (population: 18,198 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ...
For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...
The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch Appèl) is a Dutch christian-democratic political party. ...
Algemene Beschouwingen Parliamentary debate on the national budget. Literally: general reflexions. After the presentation of the budget the Tweede Kamer starts the parliamentary year by a cycle of parliamentary debates on the budget. These are called the algemene beschouwingen. It is the most important moment for parliamentary policy making, as MPs can amend the budget to finance specific plans. The Tweede Kamer (second chamber) is the lower house of the Staten-Generaal, the parliament in the Netherlands. ...
Antithese Conflict between christian-democratic, 'confessionele' parties, united in the 'coalitie' and liberal parties, united in the 'concentratie' between 1888 and 1918. Literally antithese means antithesis. The conflict concerned the 'equalization of payment for religious schools' and universal suffrage. To realize both issues a constitutional revision was necessary, which needs the support two-thirds of both houses of parliament. Both political parties held about fifty percent of the MPs however. The issue was forced by ARP-leader Abraham Kuyper, who hoped that an alliance of catholics and protestants would gain the necessary number of seats, this strategy failed. In 1918 the issue was finally resolved in the 'pacificatie van 1918'. Antithesis (Greek for setting opposite, from anti = against and thesis = position) means a direct contrast or exact opposition to something. ...
Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of suffrage to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief, or social status. ...
The Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP, Anti-revolutionary Party) was a political party in the Netherlands from 1879 until 1980. ...
Portrait of Abraham Kuyper by Jan Veth Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920) was born in the town of Maassluis and was a Dutch Calvinist theologian, scholar, and statesman. ...
Beginselpartij Testimonial party. A party that focuses on its general principals, instead of adapting them to local or temporal issues in the pursuit of coalition participation. Examples of parties that have referred to themselves as "testimonial" include the orthodox protestant ChristenUnie and the SGP. Contrast with 'programpartij'. The ChristenUnie (Christians Union) is a relatively young political party in the Netherlands. ...
The Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP, literally Constitutional Reformed Party) is a Dutch constitutional theocratic political party following conservative Christian principles, in the tradition of the Dutch Reformed Church. ...
Burgemeester Mayor. Leader of the municipal executive ('College van Burgemeester en Wethouders'). In the Netherlands, burgermeesters are de facto appointed by the national cabinet, de jure by the queen. They preside both the municipal executive and the legislative ('gemeenteraad'). The title is sometimes translated as burgomaster, to emphasize the appointed, rather than elected, nature of the office. The cabinet of the Netherlands or council of ministers plans and implements government policy. ...
Burgomaster (alternatively spelled Burgomeister, literally translated meaning master of the citizens) is the English form, rendering (often the Anglo-saxon equivalent Mayor is substituted) various terms in or derived from Germanic languages for the chief magistrate and/or chairman of the executive council of a sub-national level of administration...
College van Burgemeester en Wethouders Local executive. Abbreviated as College van B&W. The local executive is composed of the cabinet-appointed mayor ('burgemeester') and locally appointed aldermen ('wethouders').
Coalitie - The Coalition (De Coalitie). An alliance of the three "Confessional" parties CHU, ARP and KVP;
- any coalition of parties, normally referring to the current governing parties.
The Christian-Historical Union (CHU) was a Dutch Protestant party. ...
The Anti Revolutionary Party (in Dutch: Anti Revolutionaire Partij, ARP) is a dutch protestant, Christian democratic political party. ...
The Katholieke Volkspartij (in English: Catholic Peoples Party; abbreviated as KVP) was a Catholic Christian-democratic Dutch political party. ...
A coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ...
Concentratie An alliance of liberal parties. Literally concentration. In the 'antithese' the liberals united in the concentratie. Main issue for the liberal parties was the implementation of universal suffrage Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of suffrage to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief, or social status. ...
Confessioneel Religious, usually Christian democratic. The protestant ARP and the CHU and the catholic General League/RKSP/KVP were the three major confessionele parties in the Netherlands. Between 1888 and 1918 this alliance was known as the Coalition (Coalitie). The Coalition was opposed to the liberal 'Concentration' in the so-called 'Anti-these'. Between 1918 and 1939 the confessional parties continuously were in government. Before 1918 they also formed government, but were often replaced after the elections by liberals. Since 1946 the confessional parties have always been forced to cooperate with either liberals or social-democrats. In 1974 the three confessional parties formed the christian-democratic CDA. Main issue for the confessionele parties is the 'equalization of payment of religious schools'. Christian Democracy is a political ideology, born at the end of the 19th century, largely as a result of the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum of Pope Leo XIII, in which the Vatican recognizes workers misery and agrees that something should be done about it, in reaction to the rise of...
Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...
The Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP, Anti-revolutionary Party) was a political party in the Netherlands from 1879 until 1980. ...
The Christian-Historical Union (CHU) was a Dutch Protestant party. ...
The Algemeene Bond van RK-kiesverenigingen (General League of Roman-Catholic Caucasuses, informally called General League) was a Dutch Catholic Chrisitian-democratic political party. ...
Rooms-Katholieke Staatspartij (Roman-Catholic Political Party, RKSP) was a Dutch Catholic Christian-Democratic political party. ...
The Katholieke Volkspartij (in English: Catholic Peoples Party; abbreviated as KVP) was a Catholic Christian-democratic Dutch political party. ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...
The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch Appèl) is a Dutch christian-democratic political party. ...
Deelraad See 'Stadsdeelraad'. There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ...
Demissionair Kabinet A special type of caretaker government. Between the dissolvement of parliament by the Dutch Monarch and the installment of a new parliament by elections, the incumbent cabinet remains in place, limiting itself to urgent and pressing matters and traditionally not taking any controversial decisions. This is not a desirable situation. However, the formation of a cabinet is sometimes said to be more important than the elections themselves (because that is when the 'regeerakkoord' is formed). An example of a very long-lasting caretaker government was the cabinet Den Uyl between 22 March and 18 December, 1977, during the formation of the cabinet Van Agt-I. The word caretaker may have numerous meanings, but the most common two are (1) a person or persons who cares for a property in exchange for rent-free living accommodations and (2) temporary government which takes control until a stable rule can be restored. ...
The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
The Netherlands cabinet Den Uyl was a left-wing coalition of PvdA, PPR, D66, KVP and ARP. The last two political parties were actually right-wing, but left-wing elements within these parties supported cabinet den Uyl to create a left-wing majority. ...
For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...
The Netherlands cabinet Van Agt-1 (1977-1981) was a right-wing coalition of the CDA and the VVD. The labour party was the largest party after the elections, but the demands of labour party leader Joop den Uyl were to much for christian-democrat Dries van Agt, who formed...
Doorbraak Breakthrough. After the Second World War there was wide spread feeling that the pillarized politics was to be broken open. In order to force this breakthrough the socialist SDAP, the left-liberal VDB and the christian-socialist CDU united to form the PvdA. They however did not gain enough support and the PvdA became encapsulated in the socialist pillar. In 1966 social-liberal D66 attempted another breakthrough of the political system, again unsuccessful. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...
Pillarization is a term used to describe the way their dutch and belgians dealt with the multicultural societies. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Social Democratic Workers Party of Germany. ...
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The Christian-Democratic Union (in Dutch: Christelijk-Democratische Unie) was a minor christian left party in the Netherlands in the interbellum. ...
For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...
Democrats 66 (D66) (Dutch: Democraten 66) is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ...
Dualisme Political dualism. The separation of powers between the Dutch cabinet and parliament. In this respect, the way the Dutch cabinets function is somewhere in between the USA and UK systems of government. Unlike the US system, the legislative consists of the cabinet together with the parliament and cabinets are formed on basis of a majority in parliament. Unlike the UK system, cabinet ministers cannot be members of parliament. An important political issue is whether ministers and leaders of governing parliamentary parties should pre-cook important political decisions. According to the dualistic position, members of parliament of governing parties should function independent of their cabinet. Contrast with 'monisme'. The separation of powers (or trias politica, a term coined by French political thinker Montesquieu) is a model for the governance of the state. ...
The cabinet of the Netherlands or council of ministers plans and implements government policy. ...
The word States-General, or Estates-General, refers in English to : the Etats-G raux of France before the French Revolution the Staten-Generaal of the Netherlands. ...
Eenmansfractie Parliamentary party, 'fractie', formed by only one person. Sometimes parties obtain only enough votes to get one seat under proportional representation. In 1994 Bertus Leerkes was elected member of parliament as only member for the Unie 55+. More often members of parliament leave their own party to continue as independents or eenmansfracties. Currently there are three such parties in parliament. The Group Lazrak of former SP-member of parliament Ali Lazrak, who left over an internal financial conflict, the Group Wilders of former VVD-member Geert Wilders, who left after a conflict over migration, and the Group Nawijn of former LPF-member Hilbrand Nawijn, who left after a series of personal and organizational conflicts within the LPF. National summary Parties Center Democrats (Centrumdemocraten) Christian Democratic Appeal (Christen-Democratisch Appèl) Democrats 66 (Democraten 66) General Elderly Peoples League (Algemeen Ouderenverbond) Green Left (GroenLinks) Labour Party (Partij van de Arbeid) Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) Political Reformed Party (Staatkundig Gereformeerde...
The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a socialist party in the Netherlands. ...
The Group Wilders (Groep Wilders) is a conservative Dutch political party that was started in August 2004 after Geert Wilders left the Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (a right-winged liberal party) , after a disagreement about the political direction. ...
The Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD), literally Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy, is a free market liberal party in the Netherlands. ...
Geert Wilders Geert Wilders (born in Venlo on 6 September, 1963) is a Dutch right-wing liberal politician who is best known for his views favoring the restriction of immigration, particularly from non-western countries, and his opposition to Turkey joining the European Union. ...
Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn) is a political party in the Netherlands. ...
Hilbrand Pier Anne Nawijn (Kampen, 8 August 1948) is a Dutch politician,and until the 22nd of June 2005 a member of Lijst Pim Fortuyn. ...
Extra-parlementair kabinet A cabinet not based on a parliamentary majority. The last extra-parliamentary cabinet was the cabinet Den Uyl. It consisted of members of the three progressive parties (the social-democratic PvdA, the social-liberal D66, and the progressive-christian PPR) and progressive members from the christian-democratic ARP and KVP. Contrast with 'parlementair kabinet'. The Netherlands cabinet Den Uyl was a left-wing coalition of PvdA, PPR, D66, KVP and ARP. The last two political parties were actually right-wing, but left-wing elements within these parties supported cabinet den Uyl to create a left-wing majority. ...
For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...
Democrats 66 (D66) (Dutch: Democraten 66) is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ...
The Political Party of Radicals (PPR) was dutch leftwing political party. ...
The Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP, Anti-revolutionary Party) was a political party in the Netherlands from 1879 until 1980. ...
The Katholieke Volkspartij (in English: Catholic Peoples Party; abbreviated as KVP) was a Catholic Christian-democratic Dutch political party. ...
Formateur Politician who leads the formal talks that lead to the formation of a cabinet, often the leader of the largest party. Often the formateur presides the talks about the ministerial positions that are held between the parties that have already written a communal program, the 'regeerakkoord'. The formateur's work is preceded by the 'informateur'. Neither of these positions is described in any law, instead they are part of Dutch political tradition. The formateur is appointed by the monarch. As the leader of the largest party, the formateur usually becomes prime minister. Jan Peter Balkenende was the formateur of the Balkenende-II cabinet. The cabinet of the Netherlands or council of ministers plans and implements government policy. ...
A minister can mean several things: A government minister is a politician who heads a government ministry A minister of religion is a member of the clergy A minister is the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...
The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Minister-President in Dutch) is the chairman of the council of ministers and active executive authority of the Dutch government. ...
(L to R): Silvio Berlusconi, Romano Prodi, António Vitorino and Jan Peter Balkenende. ...
The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende has been in office in the Netherlands from May 27, 2003. ...
Formatie The formation of a cabinet after elections, when political parties try to form a coalition (with a parliamentary majority) with a mutual 'regeerakkoord', laying down the basic goals of the next government period. During a formation parties have to barter, letting go of some goals to achieve others. Which respective goals these are depends on the coalition partners. For this reason the formation is often considered more important than the elections themselves, which is by some seen as undemocratic. For this reason parties sometimes proclaim a coalition before the actual elections, in which a group of parties promises to form a coalition if they get a majority. This should give voters more clarity as to what exactly they vote for. However, if a majority is not reached, this can complicate matters because parties have effectively spoken out against other coalitions.
Fractie Parliamentary party. The Dutch parliament consists out of multiple fracties. These are chaired by a Fractievoorzitter. There are several terms used in Dutch politics which are not easily translated into English. ...
Fractievoorzitter Chairperson of a parliamentary party. After the election most Lijsttrekkers become fractievoorzitter of their parliamentary party. Often the fractievoorzitter is the most influential politician of the party, and often the main media contact. They will also be the spokespersons during the main two debates with the cabinet in a parliamentary year, one on next year's government budget and one on the previous year's government budget. As an example, Andre Rouvoet is the current fractievoorzitter of the Christian Union. A chairperson is the political correct term for the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ...
Mr André Rouvoet (Hilversum, January 4, 1962) is the political leader of the ChristenUnie, a Dutch Christian-social political party. ...
The ChristianUnion (ChristenUnie) is a relatively young political party in the Netherlands. ...
Gedeputeerde Staten (GS) Provincial executive. The provincial executive consists of the cabinet appointed Queen's Commissioner and the provincially appointed Gedeputeerde Staten. Due to 'Dualisme', Gedeputeerde Staten can not be member of the provincial legislative ('Provinciale Staten'). There are two levels of local government in The Netherlands, the provinces and the municipalities. ...
Gedogen A policy of 'toleration', not enforcing certain laws. The Dutch government tolerates some offences. Some things like smoking marijuana are formally forbidden by law, but the Dutch government abstains from bringing criminal charges to these offenders. Often these policies are brought about by a tension between treaty obligations and domestic politics. See policies on marijuana and euthanasia for more information. Species Cannabis indica Cannabis ruderalis Cannabis sativa Cannabis is a genus of flowering plant that includes one or more species. ...
The drug policy of the Netherlands is based on two principles: Drug use is a public health issue, not a criminal matter A distinction between hard drugs and soft drugs exists It is a pragmatic policy. ...
Euthanasia (from Greek: ευθανασία -ευ good, θανατος death) is the practice of ending the life of an individual or an animal who is suffering from a terminal disease or a chronically painful condition in a painless or minimally painful way either by lethal injection, drug overdose, or by the withdrawal of medical support. ...
Gemeenteraad Municipal council. The "gemeenteraad" is the legislative assembly of a "gemeente".
Getuigenispartij See 'beginselpartij'.
Informateur Politician who researches the possible coalition options before a new cabinet is formed, often a veteran politician, member of the Eerste Kamer or Raad van State. Often the informateur presides talks with possible coalition partners, leading to a communal program, the 'regeerakkoord'. The informateur is succeeded by a 'formateur'. Neither of these positions is described in any law, instead they are part of Dutch political tradition. The informateur is appointed by the monarch, to whom he reports back. Sometimes, after the formation of a cabinet, the informateur becomes a minister. Piet Hein Donner was the informateur of the Balkenende-I cabinet. The Eerste Kamer (literally First Chamber in Dutch) is the Upper House or Senate of the Netherlands parliament, the States-General. ...
In the Netherlands, the Council of State is a constitutionally established advisory body to the government which consists of members of the royal family and Crown-appointed members generally having political, commercial, diplomatic, or military experience. ...
The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
Jan Piet Hein Donner (born 20 October 1948 in Amsterdam) is the current Dutch Minister of Justice in the second Balkenende cabinet as member of the Dutch Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA). ...
The first cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende was in office in the Netherlands from July 22, 2002 until October 16 of the same year. ...
Lijstduwer A well known non-politician who is officially a candidate for parliament, but put at the end of the party list, merely to endorse the party, in order for it to receive more votes. The candidate is not likely to become member of parliament, nor does he want to. In 2003 writer Harry Mulisch was lijstduwer for the Party for the Animals. Party lists are used in elections to legislatures which use Party-list proportional representation or additional member proportional representation to designate a partys nominees in the at-large portion of the vote. ...
Introduction The Dutch general election of 2003 held on January 22, 2003 was held after the fall of the first Balkenende cabinet on October 16, 2002. ...
Harry Mulisch Harry Mulisch (born July 29, 1927) is a Dutch author. ...
The Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren) is a political party in the Netherlands without parliamentary representation. ...
Lijsttrekker Top candidate of a party and the first person on the party list. After the election this person usually functions as party leader, either as leader of the parliamentary party, as minister or as minister-president. During the election campaign these persons attract the most attention, for example in lijsttrekker-debates, where the lijsttrekkers debate important issues with other lijsttrekkers on television. For example in the 2003 elections, Wouter Bos was lijsttrekker for the social-democratic PvdA; the miraculous recovery of the PvdA is often credited to his personality. If, however, the party is unsuccessful in the elections, the lijsttrekker will often resign his post or leave politics entirely. This for instance happened to Thom de Graaf, who instead of gaining seats as expected, lost a seat in the Dutch general election of 2003. Party lists are used in elections to legislatures which use Party-list proportional representation or additional member proportional representation to designate a partys nominees in the at-large portion of the vote. ...
A caucus is most generally defined as being a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement. ...
A minister can mean several things: A government minister is a politician who heads a government ministry A minister of religion is a member of the clergy A minister is the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Minister-President in Dutch) is the chairman of the council of ministers and active executive authority of the Dutch government. ...
Introduction The Dutch general election of 2003 held on January 22, 2003 was held after the fall of the first Balkenende cabinet on October 16, 2002. ...
Wouter Bos Drs. ...
For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...
Thomas Carolus de Graaf (11 June 1957) was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Administrative renewal and kingdom relations of the Netherlands. ...
Introduction The Dutch general election of 2003 held on January 22, 2003 was held after the fall of the first Balkenende cabinet on October 16, 2002. ...
Lijstverbinding Electoral alliance between two or more parties. In a system of proportional representation not all seats are immediately divided, some seats remain undivided remainder seats. In the Netherlands these are allocated by the D'Hondt method. This method strongly favours larger parties (often smaller parties get no remainder seats, whereas the three largest parties get two each). But if smaller parties form an alliance their votes are added up for the distribution of seats, so this increases their chances of getting one. Often these two parties are ideological related, in the 2003 general elections for example the socialist SP and the green GroenLinks formed a lijstverbinding. In the 2004 european elections the social-democratic PvdA and GroenLinks formed a lijstverbinding. Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that the political parties obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive in legislative assemblies. ...
The DHondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ...
Introduction The Dutch general election of 2003 held on January 22, 2003 was held after the fall of the first Balkenende cabinet on October 16, 2002. ...
The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a socialist party in the Netherlands. ...
This article is about the Dutch political party. ...
Elections to the European Parliament were held from June 10, 2004 to June 13, 2004 in the 25 member states of the European Union, using varying election days according to local custom. ...
For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...
Minister van Staat Honorary title given to former politicians by the Queen. There are currently eight ministers of state in the Netherlands, including former minister of foreign affairs and D66-founder Hans van Mierlo. The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
Democrats 66 (D66) (Dutch: Democraten 66) is a social liberal party in the Netherlands. ...
Henricus Antonius Franciscus Maria Oliva (Hans) van Mierlo (born August 18, 1931) is a Dutch journalist and politician. ...
Monisme Political monism. A state of lack of separation of powers between the Dutch cabinet and parliament. The way the Dutch cabinets function is somewhere in between the USA and UK systems of government. Unlike the US system, the cabinet forms the legislative together with the parliament and cabinets are formed on basis of a majority in parliament. Unlike the UK system, cabinet ministers can not be member of parliament. An important political issue is whether ministers and leaders of governing parliamentary parties should pre-cook important political decisions. According to the monistic position, members of parliament of governing parties should be able to prepare important decision with ministers in order to promote political stability. This should be contrasted with 'dualisme'. The separation of powers (or trias politica, a term coined by French political thinker Montesquieu) is a model for the governance of the state. ...
Ministerraad Council of ministers. This term should be contrasted with cabinet, which also includes the 'staatssecretarissen', and government, which further includes the monarch. A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...
The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
Pacificatie van 1918 The resolution of the 'antithesis 'conflict in 1918 by the 'extra-parlementary cabinet' led by Cort van Linden. They implemented both universal suffrage, proportional representation and 'equal payment for religious schools'. Pieter Willem Adriaan Cort van der Linden (1846 - 1935) was a Dutch political figure. ...
Universal suffrage (also general suffrage or common suffrage) consists of the extension of suffrage to all adults, without distinction as to race, sex, belief, or social status. ...
Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is an electoral system delivering a close match between the percentage of votes that the political parties obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive in legislative assemblies. ...
Parlementair kabinet A cabinet based on parliamentary majority. Most Dutch cabinets are based on majority in parliament. Exceptions to this rule are called 'extra-parlemantaire kabinetten'. Since a parlementair kabinet is the normal state of affairs, the term is only used in contrast with extra-parlementair kabinets.
Partijvoorzitter Party chairman. In the Netherlands and Belgium the position of party chairman differs greatly. In Belgium the chairman of a political party is the mightiest person within the party controlling appointments etc. After the Prime Minister of Belgium the party chairmen are the most important figures in Belgian politics, sometimes characterized as a particracy. In the Netherlands in contrast the chairpersons are relatively weak, due to a separation of powers. Chairpersons of political parties are merely control the party organization, the bureau, and its finances, while the political leader, often the chair of the parliamentary party, decides over the party's political course. Many party chairpersons go on to occupy more important posts. Ria Beckers for instance was chair of the Political Party of Radicals, before she became chair of its parliamentary party. There is one important exception to the picture sketched out here: Jan Marijnissen, political leader of the Socialist Party is both chair of its parliamentary party and the party itself. A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...
A chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ...
This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as: Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, and Premierminister in German. ...
Particracy is a form of government where the will of political parties dominates over the will of individual politicians. ...
Maria Brigitta Catherina (Ria) Beckers-de Bruijn (Driebergen, November 2, 1938 – Wadenoijen, March 22 2006) was a Dutch Green politician, she was the political leader of the progressive christian PPR and the Green GreenLeft. ...
The Political Party of Radicals (PPR) was dutch leftwing political party. ...
Johannes Guillaume Christianus Andreas Marijnissen (Oss, 8 October 1952, usually known as Jan Marijnissen) is a Dutch politician for the Socialist Party. ...
The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a socialist party in the Netherlands. ...
Prinsjesdag The day of the speech from the throne. Literally: day of the little princes. On Prinsjesdag the Queen speaks the speech from the throne in the Ridderzaal and the minister of finance proposes the next year's budget to parliament. Parliament officially starts a new year on Prinsjesdag. Prinsjesdag is held every third Tuesday in September. This one of the most traditional events in Dutch politics, involving the royal family's ride around the Hague in a gilded carriage, a meeting with all members of both houses of the Staten General, and cabinet in the Ridderzaal, and a final balcony scene where the royal family waves to the gathered monarchists. On this occasion male MPs wear their most formal dress, while female MPs try to out do each other with extravagant hats. Queen Elizabeth II reads Canadas Speech from the Throne in 1977 The Speech from the Throne (or Throne Speech) is an event in certain monarchies in which the monarch (or a representative) reads a prepared speech to a complete session of parliament, outlining the governments agenda for the...
The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ...
The Estates-General (Staten-Generaal) is the parliament of the Netherlands. ...
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There are many different styles of hat. ...
Programcollege A municipal executive ('College van Burgemeester en Wethouders') based on a clear political program and a majority in the municipal legislative ('gemeenteraad'). Most executives in urban areas are programcolleges. These executives often include two or more parties with ideological links. The local executive of Rotterdam in the years 2002 until 2006 for example included the christian-democratic CDA, the liberal VVD and the locally based Leefbaar Rotterdam. The social-democratic PvdA, the second largest party of Rotterdam, was kept out of the executive because of ideological conflicts with Leefbaar Rotterdam. The same happened in city of Groningen, where a left wing executive was appointed on 26th of April, 2006. It consists of the PvdA, the socialist SP and the green Groenlinks. Contrast with 'afspiegelingscollege'. Rotterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 604,819 (2005) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ...
The Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) (Dutch: Christen Democratisch Appèl) is a Dutch christian-democratic political party. ...
The Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) (Dutch: Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) is a Dutch liberal political party. ...
Leefbaar Rotterdam (Livable Rotterdam) is a political party in the large Dutch city of Rotterdam. ...
For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...
Groningen (or Grunn in the local dialect) is a municipality and a middle-size city in the north of the Netherlands, and capital of Groningen province. ...
For the Belgian political party of the same name, see Partij van de Arbeid (Belgium). ...
The Socialist Party (Dutch: Socialistische Partij) is a socialist party in the Netherlands. ...
This article is about the Dutch political party. ...
Programpartij A party explicitly seeking government participation in order to execute its program. Most Dutch parties seek government participation. Exceptions to this rule are called 'beginselpartijen'. The term programpartij is only used in contrast with this.
Provinciale Staten (PS) Provincial council, provincial legislative assembly.
Regeerakkoord Coalition agreement. A Dutch cabinet subjects itself to a regeerakkoord, in which the most important goals and objectives of the cabinet are written down by the leaders of the parliamentary parties and the 'informateur'. The regeerakkoord of the Balkenende-II cabinet is called "Meer Werk, Meedoen, Minder Regels" ("More Work, Participation, Less Rules"), emphasizing the three goals of the cabinet: revitalization of the economy, integration of ethnic minorities and institutional reform. The second cabinet of Jan Peter Balkenende has been in office in the Netherlands from May 27, 2003. ...
Rompkabinet A rompkabinet is the continuation of a Dutch cabinet when it has lost a coalition partner, a form of minority government, where the cabinet has not become demissionair, but seeks support from a majority of parliament to finish the work that was already introduced by the cabinet to the parliament. Normally the Dutch Monarch will call for dissolvement of parliament somewhat later, since the basis behind the regeerakkoord is gone. A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when no political party has won a majority of seats in the parliament, typically by the party that does have a plurality. ...
The Netherlands have been an independent monarchy since March 16, 1815, and have been governed by members of the House of Orange-Nassau since. ...
Schoolstrijd Historical conflict over the equalisation of public financing for religious schools. Protestant and catholic parties, the ARP and CHU and the Algemeene Bond respectively, wanted their religious schools to receive financing equal to that received by public schools. Liberals protected the priviliged position of public schools. The conflict lasted from 1888 to 1918, when it was resolved in the 'pacificatie'. Religious education teaches the doctrines of a religion. ...
Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ...
The Anti-Revolutionaire Partij (ARP, Anti-revolutionary Party) was a political party in the Netherlands from 1879 until 1980. ...
The Christian-Historical Union (CHU) was a Dutch Protestant party. ...
The Algemeene Bond van RK-kiesverenigingen (General League of Roman-Catholic Caucasuses, informally called General League) was a Dutch Catholic Chrisitian-democratic political party. ...
Staatssecretaris Deputy minister or vice-minister (plur. staatssecretarissen). Staatssecretarissen are members of cabinet, who work under a minister. They fall under the responsibility of the minister, but are separately responsible to parliament. They take over part of the minister's portfolio. Some staatssecretarissen have clearly defined portfolios like culture, science or the environment, while others' portfolios overlap with their minister's. Staatssecretarissen almost always have a different political affiliation than their minister. Staatssecretarissen do not attend the weekly ministerraad unless asked to do so. Some staatssecretarissen have impressive political careers after their staatssecretariaat while others disappear into oblivion. An example of a successful staatssecretraris is current European Commissioner of Competition Neelie Kroes. She was staatssecretaris of Transport, Public Works and Watermanagement between 1977 and 1981, minister of Transport, Public Works and Watermanagement between 1982 and 1989 and since 2004 serves as the Dutch European Commissioner. A minister can mean several things: A government minister is a politician who heads a government ministry A minister of religion is a member of the clergy A minister is the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...
The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ...
Neelie Kroes Neelie Kroes (born 19 July 1941 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch politician, currently serving as European Commissioner for Competition. ...
Stadsdeel Ward. The major municipalities Amsterdam and Rotterdam are subdivided into stadsdelen. The stadsdelen have their own executive ('stadsdeelwethouders') and legislative ('Stadsdeelraad'). The municipality of Amsterdam is located in the Dutch province of North Holland. ...
Rotterdam Location Flag Country The Netherlands Province South Holland Population 604,819 (2005) Coordinates 51° 55 N.; 4° 30 E. Website www. ...
Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the council of ministers, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...
Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the council of ministers, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...
Stadsdeelraad Ward Council. Legislative of a 'Stadsdeel'. Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the council of ministers, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...
Stadsdeelwethouder Ward Alderman. Member of the executive of a 'Stadsdeel'. The term is hardly used. Instead Stadsdeelwethouders are simply called 'Wethouders'. Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the council of ministers, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...
Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the council of ministers, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...
Stadsdeelvoorzitter Ward Chairman. Head of the executive of a 'Stadsdeel'. Politics of the Netherlands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy and a constitutional monarchy, where the prime minister of the Netherlands is the chairman of the council of ministers, and of a pluriform multi-party system with about 15 parties at national elections. ...
Voorkeurstem Preference vote. Because of the Open list proportional representation system voters can indicate their preference for a particular individual candidate by voting for him or her. Most people vote for the 'lijstrekker' indicating no special preference, but a support for the party in general. Many women vote for the first woman on the list. If a candidate gathers enough preference votes he gets a seat in parliament, even his position on the list would leave him without a seat. In the 2003 elections Hilbrand Nawijn, the former minister of migration and integration was elected into parliament for the List Pim Fortuyn by preference votes eventhough he was the 'last candidate on the list'. Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the (by the political party itself supplied) order in which party candidates are elected. ...
Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems used in multiple-winner elections (e. ...
Introduction The Dutch general election of 2003 held on January 22, 2003 was held after the fall of the first Balkenende cabinet on October 16, 2002. ...
Hilbrand Pier Anne Nawijn (Kampen, 8 August 1948) is a Dutch politician,and until the 22nd of June 2005 a member of Lijst Pim Fortuyn. ...
A Minister without Portfolio is a government minister with no specific responsibilities. ...
Lijst Pim Fortuyn (List Pim Fortuyn) is a political party in the Netherlands. ...
Wethouder Alderman. Together with the mayor ('burgemeester') the wethouders form the local executive ('College van Burgemeesters en Wethouders'). Wethouders cannot be members of the local legislative ('gemeenteraad'). They are appointed by the local legislative. |
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