The Netherlands Government Information Service (Dutch: Rijksvoorlichtingsdienst, abbrev.: RVD) is a Dutch government agency. The RVD is the official information service of the Dutch government and is the spokesbody for the prime minister, the Council of Ministers and the Dutch Royal House. The RVD is also responsible for providing public information on government policy, the prime minister and the Ministry of General Affairs.
In addition to its Information Service duties, the RVD is also responsible for giving advice on publicity and communications to several agencies and the Royal House, plus it coordinates between all the ministerial information services in The Netherlands.
Organizationally, the RVD is a directorate-general of the Ministry of General Affairs. It consists of the following sections:
As part of the coordinating responsibilities of the RVD, the director-general of the RVD is also the chairman of the Voorlichtingsraad, which is the meeting place of all the information service directors of all the Dutch ministries.
The current director general of the RVD is Stephan Schrover. [1] Previous DGs have included Henk Brons, Gerard van der Wulp, and Eef Brouwers before that.
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