Council of Ministers

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The Council of Ministers is the central executive decision-making body of the Dutch national government, composed of the prime minister and other ministers who collectively determine and coordinate government policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive body
government council
alsoKnownAs Ministerraad
approves government bills before submission to parliament
national budget proposal
canBeDissolvedBy Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
chairedBy Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
collectivelyAccountableTo House of Representatives of the Netherlands
Dutch Senate
surface form: Senate of the Netherlands
collectiveNameFor all ministers in office at national level
composedOf Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands

ministers
constitutionalStatus constitutionally defined body
country Netherlands
decisionMakingMode collective responsibility
collegial decision-making
distinctFrom Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
surface form: Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Council of State of the Netherlands
surface form: Council of State (Netherlands)
excludes state secretaries
hasSubBody Council for the Kingdom (Raad voor het Koninkrijk)
surface form: Council for the Kingdom (Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
headedBy Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
jurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
language Dutch
legalBasis Constitution of the Netherlands
meetingFrequency weekly
meetsAt Binnenhof
meetsBehindClosedDoors true
meetsIn The Hague
oversees implementation of laws
partOf Government of the Netherlands
policyScope domestic policy
economic policy
foreign policy
security policy
social policy
politicalSystem parliamentary constitutional monarchy
reportsTo States General of the Netherlands
responsibleFor coordination between ministries
national budget decisions
overall government policy
preparation of legislation
role central executive decision-making body of the Dutch national government
collectively determines government policy
coordinates government policy
typeOfGovernmentBody cabinet council
typicalMeetingDay Friday
worksWith Council of State of the Netherlands

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Council for the Kingdom (Raad voor het Koninkrijk) advises Council of Ministers
subject surface form: Council for the Kingdom
this entity surface form: Council of Ministers for the Kingdom
Prince's Day attendedBy Council of Ministers