Vice-President of the Council of State

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The Vice-President of the Council of State is the highest-ranking official who effectively leads the Netherlands’ supreme advisory body and administrative court in matters of legislation and governance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office of the Netherlands
government position
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of the Netherlands
appointedBy King of the Netherlands
appointedOnAdviceOf Council of Ministers of the Netherlands
associatedWithBranch executive branch of the Netherlands
judicial branch of the Netherlands
legislative process of the Netherlands
constitutionalRole head of the Netherlands’ highest administrative court in many areas of administrative law
head of the Netherlands’ supreme advisory body in matters of legislation and governance
country Netherlands
deFactoReplaces King of the Netherlands as presiding officer of the Council of State
hasJurisdictionOver administrative disputes involving Dutch public authorities
hasStatutoryRetirementAge 70
isDeFactoHeadOf Council of State of the Netherlands
isOneOfThe highest offices in the Dutch constitutional system
isSecondTo King of the Netherlands
surface form: King of the Netherlands as President of the Council of State
legalFunction leads advisory work on draft legislation
leads advisory work on governance matters
presides over administrative judicial functions of the Council of State
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity The Hague
memberOf Council of State of the Netherlands
nominatedBy Government of the Netherlands
surface form: Dutch government
officeCreatedUnder Constitution of the Netherlands
officeHolderMustHave experience in public administration
legal expertise
officeHolderMustHaveCitizenship Dutch citizenship
officeHoldersTitleInDutch Vice-President of the Council of State self-linksurface differs
surface form: Vicepresident van de Raad van State
officeHoldsAuthorityOver Council of State of the Netherlands
officeType non-elective position
partOf Council of State of the Netherlands
playsRoleIn Dutch legislative process
oversight of administrative governance
rank highest-ranking official of the Council of State
reportsTo King of the Netherlands
responsibleFor overall management of the Council of State
representation of the Council of State in external relations
strategic direction of the Council of State
seatOfOffice Raad van State building in The Hague
selectionMethod appointment rather than election
sharesPowersWith Advisory Division of the Council of State
surface form: Council of State’s advisory and judicial divisions
termInOffice indefinite until statutory retirement age
workLocation Binnenhof

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Council of State of the Netherlands chairpersonTitle Vice-President of the Council of State
Vice-President of the Council of State officeHoldersTitleInDutch Vice-President of the Council of State self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Vicepresident van de Raad van State
Cassin positionHeld Vice-President of the Council of State
subject surface form: René Cassin
this entity surface form: Vice-President of the Council of State (France)
Council of State of France presidentTitle Vice-President of the Council of State