Council of State of the Netherlands

Council of State of the Netherlands
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In the Netherlands, the Council of State (Raad van State) is a constitutionally established advisory body to the government which consists of members of the royal family and Crown-appointed members generally having political, commercial, diplomatic, or military experience. The Council of State must be consulted by the cabinet on proposed legislation before a law is submitted to the parliament. The Council of State Administrative Law section also serves as a court of appeal for citizens against executive branch decisions. The Queen is President of the Council of State but she seldom chairs meetings. The Vice-President of the Council of State chairs meetings in the Queens' absence. Under Dutch Constitutional Law the Vice-President of the Council is acting Head of State when there is no Monarch; e.g. if the Royal Family were to become extinct.

Vice-Presidents of the Council of State

Name Period
Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp 1814-1816
Joihan Hendrik Mollerus 1817-1829
Willem II van Oranje-Nassau 1829-1840
Hendrik Jacob van Doorn van Westcapelle 1841-1848
Willem Gerard van de Poll 1848-1858
Ænæus Mackay 1862-1876
Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen 1876-1893
Johan Æmilius Abraham van Panhuys 1893-1897
Johan Willem Meinard Schorer 1897-1903
Peter Joannes van Swinderen 1903-1912
Joan Röell 1912-1914
Willem Fredrik van Leeuwen 1914-1928
Fredrik Alexander Carel van Lynden van Sandenburg 1928-1932
Frans Beelaerts van Blokland 1933-1956
Bram Rutgers 1956-1959
Louis Beel 1959-1972
Marinus Ruppert 1973-1980
Willem Scholten 1980-1997
Herman Tjeenk Willink 1997-Present



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