Vice-President of the Council of State (Netherlands)

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Vice-President of the Council of State of the Netherlands
Vice-President van de Raad van State
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State Coat of arms of the Netherlands
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Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
ThomdeGraaf2018.jpg
Incumbent
Thom de Graaf
since 1 November 2018
Member of Council of State
Nominator Minister of the Interior
and Kingdom Relations
Appointer Monarch
Term length Life tenure until the
age of 70
Formation12 April 1814;210 years ago (1814-04-12)
First holder Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp
Unofficial names Viceroy of the Netherlands [1] [2]
Website The Council of State

The vice-president of the Council of State (Dutch : Vice-President van de Raad van State) is the de facto presiding officer of the Council of State. [3] The monarch serves as the ex officio president of the Council of State but in reality seldom chairs meetings, in his absence, the vice-president serves as pro tempore chair of those meetings. The vice-president is also in charge of the council's organisation and administrative duties. The Constitution of the Netherlands stipulates that if the royal house were to become extinct the vice-president will become the acting head of state. Like the other members of the Council of State the vice president is appointed by the monarch upon nomination by the minister of the interior and kingdom relations. The service of the vice-president is a life tenure appointment but is required by law to enter a mandatory retirement at the age of 70. Alternatively, an early retirement or a forced termination of his tenure can be given by the monarch in a royal decree. [4]

Contents

The current vice-president of the Council of State is Thom de Graaf. [5]

List of vice-presidents

PortraitNameTerm of officePartyMonarchRef
Gijsbert Karel graaf van Hogendorp, door Jean Francois Valois of Cornelis Cels (cropped).jpg Count
Gijsbert Karel
van Hogendorp

(1762–1834)
12 April 1814 –
7 November 1816
(2 years, 209 days)
Independent
(pro-government)
King William I [6]
JHMollerus (cropped).jpg Baron
Johan Hendrik Mollerus
(1750–1834)
7 November 1816 –
1 July 1829
(12 years, 236 days)
Independent
(pro-government)
[7]
YoungwilliamII.jpg His Royal Highness
William, Prince of Orange
(1792–1849)
1 July 1829 –
7 October 1840
(19 years, 98 days)
Nonpartisan
(Royal House)
[8]
Vacant King William II
HJvanDoornvanWestcapelle.jpg Dr.
Baron
Henri van Doorn
van Westcapelle

(1786–1853)
1 January 1841 –
26 March 1848
(7 years, 85 days)
Independent
Conservative

(ultraconservative)
[9]
WGvandePoll1793-1872 (cropped).jpg Jonkheer
Willem Gerard
van de Poll

(1793–1872)
26 March 1848 –
1 April 1858
(10 years, 6 days)
Independent [10]
King William III
Vacant
AeneasMackay1806-1876.jpg Baron
Aeneas Mackay
(1806–1876)
1 July 1862 –
6 March 1876
(13 years, 249 days)
Independent
Antirevolutionary
[11]
Vacant
Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen (1818-1893).jpg Jonkheer
Gerlach Cornelis
Joannes van Reenen

(1818–1893)
1 April 1876 –
31 May 1893
(17 years, 60 days)
Independent
Conservative
[12]
Queen Wilhelmina
Vacant
J.AE. van Panhuys (gestorven in 1907) (cropped).jpg Jonkheer
Bram van Panhuys
(1837–1907)
1 August 1893 –
1 January 1897
(3 years, 153 days)
Independent
Liberal
[13] [14]
Vacant
Johan Willem Meinard Schorer.jpg Jonkheer
Johan Willem
Meinard Schorer

(1834–1903)
1 February 1897 –
1 October 1903
(6 years, 242 days)
[Died]
Independent
Liberal
[15]
Vacant
Petrus Johannes van Swinderen (cropped).jpg Jonkheer
Petrus Johannes
van Swinderen

(1842–1911)
1 December 1903 –
19 December 1911
(8 years, 18 days)
[Died]
Christian Historical Party
(until 1908)
[16]
Christian Historical Union
(from 1908)
Vacant
JoanRoell (cropped).jpg Jonkheer
Joan Röell
(1844–1914)
1 February 1912 –
13 July 1914
(2 years, 162 days)
[Died]
League of Free Liberals [17]
Vacant
Willem Frederik van Leeuwen (cropped).jpg Dr.
Wilhelmus Frederik
van Leeuwen

(1860–1930)
16 December 1914 –
18 April 1928
(13 years, 124 days)
Independent
Liberal

(Conservative Liberal)
[18]
Vacant
F.A.C. graaf van Lynden van Sandenburg (1873-1932) in 1923.png Dr.
Count
Alex van Lynden
van Sandenburg

(1873–1932)
1 May 1928 –
25 December 1932
(4 years, 238 days)
[Died]
Anti-Revolutionary Party [19]
Vacant
Frans Beelaerts van Blokland 1942 (1).jpg Jonkheer
Frans Beelaerts van Blokland
(1872–1956)
20 April 1933 –
27 March 1956
(22 years, 342 days)
[Died]
Christian Historical Union [20]
Queen Juliana
Vacant
BramRutgers1956 (cropped).jpg Dr.
Bram Rutgers
(1884–1966)
16 May 1956 –
1 August 1959
(3 years, 77 days)
Anti-Revolutionary Party [21]
Louis Beel 1958.jpg Dr.
Louis Beel
(1902–1977)
1 August 1959 –
1 July 1972
(12 years, 335 days)
Catholic People's Party [22]
Vacant
Marinus Ruppert 1972 (1).jpg Marinus Ruppert
(1911–1992)
1 September 1973 –
1 October 1980
(7 years, 30 days)
Anti-Revolutionary Party [23]
Queen Beatrix
Willem Scholten 1982 (1).jpg Willem Scholten
(1927–2005)
1 October 1980 –
1 July 1997
(16 years, 273 days)
Christian Historical Union
(until 1980)
[24]
Christian Democratic Appeal
(from 1980)
Opdracht Financieel Dagblad , heer Tjeenk Willink , close en kop - NL-HaNA Anefo 933-3139 WM556 (cropped).jpg Herman Tjeenk Willink
(born 1942)
1 July 1997 –
1 February 2012
(14 years, 215 days)
Labour Party [25]
Piet-hein-donner-portret.jpg Piet Hein Donner
(born 1948)
1 February 2012 –
1 November 2018
(6 years, 273 days)
Christian Democratic Appeal [26]
King Willem-Alexander
ThomdeGraaf2018.jpg Thom de Graaf
(born 1957)
1 November 2018
(6 years, 11 days)
Democrats 66 [27]
Died in office.

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