Council of Ministers of the Netherlands

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The Council of Ministers of the Netherlands is the central executive decision-making body composed of all government ministers, responsible for formulating and implementing national policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet
executive body
accountableTo House of Representatives of the Netherlands
advises King of the Netherlands
alsoKnownAs Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
surface form: Dutch cabinet

Ministerraad
appointedBy King of the Netherlands
appointedOnAdviceOf Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
belongsTo executive branch of the Netherlands
canBeDismissedBy House of Representatives of the Netherlands
chairperson Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
composedOf deputy prime ministers
ministers
prime minister
constitutionalRole exercises executive power
country Netherlands
decisionMakingMode collective responsibility
collegial decision-making
establishedInCurrentForm 19th century
excludes state secretaries
formedBy coalition parties
governsInSystem parliamentary constitutional monarchy
hasJurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
hasMemberType minister with portfolio
minister without portfolio
hasWebsite https://www.rijksoverheid.nl
headedBy Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands
surface form: Prime Minister of the Netherlands
language Dutch
legalBasis Constitution of the Netherlands
locatedIn Zuid-Holland
surface form: Province of South Holland
meetingDay Friday
meetsAt Binnenhof
The Hague
Trêveszaal
meetsFrequency weekly
nativeLabel Ministerraad
oversees ministries of the Netherlands
partOf Government of the Netherlands
primaryFunction budget decisions
coordination of government policy
preparation of legislation
responsibleFor formulating national policy
implementing national policy
overall government policy
shortName Ministerraad
subordinateTo States General of the Netherlands
termLength up to 4 years
usesLanguage Dutch

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Royal designation (Koninklijk) requiresApprovalBy Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands partOf Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Cabinet of the Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands memberOf Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands participatesIn Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Dutch Council of Ministers for Kingdom Relations
State Secretary for European Affairs of the Netherlands reportsTo Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
RvK reportsTo Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
RvS givesAdviceTo Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
subject surface form: Raad van State
Raad voor het Koninkrijk isAdvisoryTo Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Rijksministerraad
Queen's Commissioner in the province of Drenthe nominatedBy Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Dutch Council of Ministers
Prime Minister's office (Torentje) associatedWith Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
Dutch parliament supervises Council of Ministers of the Netherlands