Parliamentary committee of the Dutch parliament

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A parliamentary committee is a committee set up by the House of Representatives or the Senate for a specific substantive or procedural subject. The committees consult in so-called committee meetings.

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House of Representatives

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A committee meeting

Standing committees

A standing committee is a committee set up to monitor a policy area of a ministry. They are defined in the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives  [ nl ]. Standing committees were established in 1953 to relieve the plenary of overly detailed discussions. In 1980 the House of Representatives had 30 permanent and 60 special committees. [1]

In the period from the 2023 Dutch general election, there are a total of fifteen standing committees. Except for the Ministry of General Affairs, there is a permanent committee for each ministry that deals with subjects in the field of that ministry. For some ministries, the portfolio is divided over several committees. In addition, there are standing committees without a ministry for European Affairs and Digital Affairs.

Committee [2] [3] ChairGroupVice ChairGroup
Interior Henk de Vree PVV Wendy van Eijk VVD
Kingdom Relations Olger van Dijk NSC Songül Mutluer GL/PvdA
Foreign Affairs Jesse Klaver GL/PvdA Roelien Kamminga VVD
Defence Isa Kahraman NSC Chris Faddegon PVV
Economic Affairs Ingrid Michon-Derkzen VVD Chris Stoffer SGP
Finance Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw PVV Thierry Aartsen VVD
Infrastructure and Water Management Peter de Groot VVD Jimme Nordkamp GL/PvdA
Justice and Security Joeri Pool PVV Michiel van Nispen SP
Agriculture, Fisheries, Nature and Food Quality Max Aardema PVV Thom van Campen VVD
Education, Culture and Science Laura Bromet GL/PvdA Harry Bevers VVD
Social Affairs and Employment Judith Tielen VVD Luc Stultiens GL/PvdA
Health, Welfare and Sport Mohammed Mohandis GL/PvdA Ilse Saris NSC
European Affairs Caroline van der Plas BBB René Claassen PVV
Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Aukje de Vries VVD Vacant
Digital Affairs Natascha Wingelaar NSC Marieke Wijen-Nass BBB
Asylum and Migration Hans Vijlbrief D66 Rachel van Meetelen PVV
Climate Policy and Green Growth Joris Thijssen GL/PvdA Jan Valize PVV
Housing and Spatial Planning Wytske Postma NSC Marieke Wijen-Nass BBB

Contact groups

Contact group [2] [3] ChairGroup
Belgium Thierry Aartsen VVD
United States Derk Boswijk CDA
Germany Jimme Nordkamp GL/PvdA
United Kingdom Vacant
France Roelien Kamminga VVD

Delegations

Delegation [2] [3] ChairGroup
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Vacant
NATO Parliamentary Assembly Vacant
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Vacant
Benelux Parliament Vacant
Interparliamentary Commission of the Dutch Language Union Vacant
Interparliamentary Union Vacant
Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean Vacant

Other permanent committees

Committee [2] [3] ChairGroupDescription
Petitions Raoul White GL/PvdA Receives and reviews citizens' petitions [4]
Intelligence and Security Services Geert Wilders PVV Reviews confidential aspects of government policy [5]
Public Expenditure Joost Sneller D66 Reviews the legality, effectiveness and efficiency of public expenditure [6]
Presidium Martin Bosma PVV Responsible for the House of Representatives' day-to-day management [7]
Procedure Martin Bosma PVV Responsible for changes to the Rules of Procedure [8]
Credentials Ulysse Ellian VVD Reviews the conduct of elections and the admission of new members [9]
Art Peter van Haasen (acting) PVV Responsible for the House of Representatives' art collection [10]
Building Advice Thierry Aartsen VVD Advises the presidium on housing matters for the parliament [11]

Temporary committees

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A public hearing of a parliamentary inquiry committee

Temporary committees differ from general committees in that they have a precisely defined mission. As soon as that assignment has been carried out, i.e. as soon as the committee has issued a report and this has been discussed in the House of Representatives, the committee will cease to exist.

Senate

Standing committees

Committee [12] ChairGroup
Interior Ilona Lagas BBB
Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Cooperation Koen Petersen  [ nl ] VVD
Economic Affairs and Climate Policy Saskia Kluit GL/PvdA
European Affairs Bastiaan van Apeldoorn  [ nl ] SP
Finance Pim van Ballekom  [ nl ] VVD
Immigration & Asylum / JHA Council Alexander van Hattem PVV
Infrastructure, Water Management and Environment Eric Kemperman  [ nl ] BBB
Justice and Security Boris Dittrich D66
Kingdom Relations Paul Rosenmöller GL/PvdA
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Gert-Jan Oplaat BBB
Education, Culture and Science Theo Rietkerk  [ nl ] CDA
Social Affairs and Employment Mei Li Vos GL/PvdA
Health, Welfare and Sport Greet Prins  [ nl ] CDA

Other committees

Committee [12] ChairGroupDescription
Petitions Gom van Strien PVV Receives and reviews citizens' petitions [13]
CredentialsReviews the admission of new members [14]

References

  1. ↑ Aerts, R.A.M.; van Baalen, C.; te Velde, H. (2015). In dit huis. twee eeuwen Tweede Kamer. Amsterdam. ISBN   978-90-8953-199-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Commissies". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Committees". House of Representatives. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Commissie voor de Verzoekschriften en de Burgerinitiatieven". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Commissie voor de Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdiensten". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ↑ "Rijksuitgaven". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "Presidium". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Commissie voor de Werkwijze". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  9. ↑ "Commissie voor het Onderzoek van de Geloofsbrieven". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Kunstcommissie". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Bouwbegeleidingscommissie". Tweede Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Commissies". Eerste Kamer (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Commissie voor Verzoekschriften". Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  14. ↑ "Commissies voor de Geloofsbrieven". Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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