President of the Senate (Netherlands)

Chairman of the First Chamber of the States General
Voorzitter van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
Coat of arms of the Senate
Incumbent Mei Li Vos (acting) since 5 September 2025
Style	Mr President (within the Senate) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Presidium of the Senate
Term length	No term limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Netherlands
Formation	21 September 1815;209 years ago (1815-09-21)
First holder	Charles Thiennes de Lombise
Deputy	Deputy Speaker
Salary	€126,975.48 annually (including €7,887.24 expenses)

The president of the Senate (Dutch : Voorzitter van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal) is one of the 75 members of the Senate of the Netherlands and is elected to lead its meetings and be its representative. The officeholder also chairs the Internal Committee (Huishoudelijke Commissie), the Committee of Senior Members (College van Senioren) as well as the joint sessions of both houses of the States General, the so-called Verenigde Vergadering. ^[1]

Following Jan Anthonie Bruijn's resignation on 5 September 2025, First Vice-President Mei Li Vos has served as acting president. ^[2]

Name

Although the office is officially called the "President of the Senate" in English, it is not a direct translation of its official Dutch name, the "Chairman of the First Chamber of the States General", "Chairman of the First Chamber" or more colloquially just the "Chairman".

See also

• List of presidents of the Senate (Netherlands)
• Speaker of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)

References

1. "Rules of Procedure of the Senate of the States General" (PDF). Senate. 15 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
2. "Jan Anthonie Bruijn vertrekt als Kamervoorzitter" [Jan Anthonie Bruijn leaves as President of the Senate]. Senate (Press release) (in Dutch). 3 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.

External links

• (in Dutch) Official website
• (in Dutch) President of the Senate at Parlement.com