Provincial executive

{{Distinguish|Provincial council (Netherlands)}}

{{Politics of the Netherlands}}

The provincial executive ({{Langx|nl|Gedeputeerde Staten}}, GS) is the executive branch of government of a province in the Netherlands.{{cite web |title=Provincial executive members |url=https://www.government.nl/topics/provinces/provincial-executive-members |website=Government.nl |date=16 February 2016 |access-date=5 December 2020}} 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 ({{Langx|nl|gedeputeerden}}).{{cite web |title=Gedeputeerden |url=https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/provincies/gedeputeerden |website=Rijksoverheid |date=6 July 2010 |access-date=5 December 2020 |language=nl-NL}}

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

class="wikitable"

! Province

! colspan=2|King's commissioner

! Executive

Drenthe

| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"|

| Jetta Klijnsma
(PvdA)

| BBB, PvdA, VVD, CDA
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}|border=#ffffff}}

Flevoland

| style="background-color:{{Party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}"|

| Arjen Gerritsen
(VVD)

| BBB, VVD, PVV, CU, SGP
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Party for Freedom}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Reformed Political Party}}|border=#ffffff}}

Friesland

| style="background-color:{{Party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}"|

| Arno Brok
(VVD)

| BBB, CDA, FNP, CU
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Frisian National Party}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}}

Gelderland

| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"|

| Henri Lenferink
(PvdA)

| BBB, VVD, CDA, CU, SGP
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Reformed Political Party}}|border=#ffffff}}

Groningen

| style="background-color:{{Party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}"|

| René Paas
(CDA)

| BBB, PvdA, CU, GB, Indep.
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|#6AA941|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Independent politician}}|border=#ffffff}}

Limburg

| style="background-color:{{Party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}"|

| Emile Roemer
(SP)

| BBB, VVD, CDA, PvdA, SP
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}}

North Brabant

| style="background-color:{{Party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}"|

| Ina Adema
(VVD)

| VVD, GL, PvdA, SP, D66, LB
{{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Democrats 66}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|#B6252D|border=#ffffff}}

North Holland

| style="background-color:{{Party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}"|

| Arthur van Dijk
(VVD)

| BBB, VVD, GL, PvdA
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}}

Overijssel

| style="background-color:{{Party color|Christian Union (Netherlands)}}"|

| Andries Heidema
(CU)

| BBB, VVD, GL, PvdA, SGP
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Reformed Political Party}}|border=#ffffff}}

South Holland

| style="background-color:{{Party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}"|

| Wouter Kolff
(VVD)

| BBB, VVD, GL, PvdA, CDA
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}|border=#ffffff}}

Utrecht

| style="background-color:{{Party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}"|

| Hans Oosters
(PvdA)

| GL, VVD, D66, CDA, PvdA
{{Color box|{{party color|GroenLinks}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Democrats 66}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Labour Party (Netherlands)}}|border=#ffffff}}

Zeeland

| style="background-color:{{Party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}"|

| Hugo de Jonge
(CDA)

| BBB, CDA, SGP, VVD
{{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Farmer–Citizen Movement}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Christian Democratic Appeal (2021)}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|Reformed Political Party}}|border=#ffffff}} {{Color box|{{party color|People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (2020)}}|border=#ffffff}}

References

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See also