Mayor (the Netherlands)

Mayor (the Netherlands)

In the Netherlands the mayor ("burgemeester") is an appointed government position, whose main responsibility is chairing the executive and legislative councils of a municipality.

The mayor chairs both the council of mayor and aldermen and the city council. He is a member of the council of mayor and aldermen and has his own portfolios, often including safety and public order. He also has a representative role, as the head of the municipal government.

He is appointed by the national government for a renewable six year term. When a vacancy occurs the States Provincial express their preferences to the minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom relations. Almost all mayors are member of a national political party, but they are expected to exercise their office in a non partisan fashion.

The title is sometimes translated as burgomaster, to emphasize the appointed, rather than elected, nature of the office.

The appointment procedure was recently brought for discussion. The appointment procedure is considered undemocratic. Alternatives are direct election of the mayor by the people or appointment by the "gemeenteraad". A constitutional change to allow this failed to pass the Eerste Kamer in May 2005.


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