Eerste Kamer members
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Eerste Kamer members are the elected representatives who sit in the upper house of the Dutch parliament, responsible for reviewing and approving legislation passed by the lower house.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eerste Kamer member | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | political office ⓘ |
| alternativeLabel |
member of the Dutch Senate
ⓘ
senator (Netherlands) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch ⓘ |
| canHoldPosition |
President of the Eerste Kamer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parliamentary group leader in the Eerste Kamer ⓘ |
| cannot | amend bills ⓘ |
| canSubmit |
motions
ⓘ
private members’ bills only via Tweede Kamer members ⓘ |
| chamber | upper house ⓘ |
| collectiveNumberOfSeats | 75 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedBy |
electoral college for non-residents
ⓘ
electoral college for the Caribbean Netherlands ⓘ members of the provincial councils ⓘ |
| electionMethod | indirect election ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Dutch Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rules of Procedure of the Eerste Kamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
delay legislation
ⓘ
veto legislation ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor | member of the Eerste Kamer under the 1815 Constitution of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Dutch ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
approve or reject bills
ⓘ
constitutional review of legislation in practice ⓘ review legislation passed by the Tweede Kamer ⓘ |
| mayBelongTo | political party ⓘ |
| mayCombineWith | other professional activities, subject to incompatibility rules ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Eerste Kamer building at the Binnenhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| minimumAgeRequirement | 18 years ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Binnenhof, The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeType | part-time political office ⓘ |
| oversightRole | political scrutiny of the government ⓘ |
| participatesIn | parliamentary committees of the Eerste Kamer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
States General of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Dutch Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | electorate represented via provincial councils and electoral colleges ⓘ |
| requiredCitizenship | Dutch citizenship ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
assessing compatibility of laws with higher norms
ⓘ
checking legislation for feasibility and enforceability ⓘ final legislative review ⓘ |
| roleIn | bicameral parliament of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| salaryPaidBy | Dutch state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | four years ⓘ |
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