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.

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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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Dutch provincial elections indirectlyElect Eerste Kamer members