Provincial executive
title: "Provincial executive" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["government-of-the-netherlands", "dutch-political-institutions", "politics-of-the-netherlands-by-province"] topic_path: "politics" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Provincial_executive" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
The provincial executive (, GS) is the executive branch of government of a province in the Netherlands. It is the equivalent of the municipal executive at the provincial level. The provincial executive consists of the King's Commissioner (chair) and three to seven deputies ().
The deputies are chosen by the provincial council, the elected assembly of the province. Each deputy has their own portfolio for which they prepare, coordinate and plan policy and legislation for the provincial council and execute legislation. The deputies have the duty to inform the provincial council on all aspects of their policy. The provincial executive functions as a collegial body and most decisions are taken by consensus.
Composition
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| Province | King's commissioner | Executive |
|---|---|---|
| Drenthe | Labour Party (Netherlands)}}" | |
| (PvdA) | ||
| Flevoland | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}" | |
| (VVD) | ||
| Friesland | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}" | |
| (VVD) | ||
| Gelderland | Labour Party (Netherlands)}}" | |
| (PvdA) | ||
| Groningen | Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}" | |
| (CDA) | ||
| Limburg | Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}" | |
| (SP) | ||
| North Brabant | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}" | |
| (VVD) | ||
| North Holland | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}" | |
| (VVD) | ||
| Overijssel | Christian Union (Netherlands)}}" | |
| (CU) | ||
| South Holland | People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}" | |
| (VVD) | ||
| Utrecht | Labour Party (Netherlands)}}" | |
| (PvdA) | ||
| Zeeland | Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}" | |
| (CDA) | ||
| :: |
References
References
- (16 February 2016). "Provincial executive members".
- (6 July 2010). "Gedeputeerden".
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