A parliamentary committee is a committee set up by the House of Representatives or the Senate for a specific substantive or procedural subject. The committees consult in so-called committee meetings.
A standing committee is a committee set up to monitor a policy area of a ministry. They are defined in the . Standing committees were established in 1953 to relieve the plenary of overly detailed discussions. In 1980 the House of Representatives had 30 permanent and 60 special committees.[1]
In the period from the 2023 Dutch general election, there are a total of fifteen standing committees. Except for the Ministry of General Affairs, there is a permanent committee for each ministry that deals with subjects in the field of that ministry. For some ministries, the portfolio is divided over several committees. In addition, there are standing committees without a ministry for European Affairs and Digital Affairs.
| Committee[2] [3] | Chair | Group | Vice Chair | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior | Henk de Vree | Wendy van Eijk | style=background: | VVD | ||
| Kingdom Relations | Femke Zeedijk-Raeven | Songül Mutluer | ||||
| Foreign Affairs | Jesse Klaver | Roelien Kamminga | style=background: | VVD | ||
| Defence | Chris Faddegon | |||||
| Economic Affairs | Ingrid Michon-Derkzen | style=background: | VVD | Chris Stoffer | ||
| Finance | Jeanet Nijhof-Leeuw | Thierry Aartsen | style=background: | VVD | ||
| Infrastructure and Water Management | Peter de Groot | style=background: | VVD | Jimme Nordkamp | ||
| Justice and Security | Joeri Pool | Michiel van Nispen | ||||
| Agriculture, Fisheries, Nature and Food Quality | Max Aardema | Thom van Campen | style=background: | VVD | ||
| Education, Culture and Science | Laura Bromet | Harry Bevers | style=background: | VVD | ||
| Social Affairs and Employment | Judith Tielen | style=background: | VVD | Luc Stultiens | ||
| Health, Welfare and Sport | Mohammed Mohandis | Ilse Saris | ||||
| European Affairs | Caroline van der Plas | René Claassen | ||||
| Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation | Aukje de Vries | style=background: | VVD | Diederik Boomsma | ||
| Digital Affairs | Sandra Palmen | Marieke Wijen-Nass | ||||
| Asylum and Migration | Hans Vijlbrief | Rachel van Meetelen | ||||
| Climate Policy and Green Growth | Joris Thijssen | Jan Valize | ||||
| Housing and Spatial Planning | Wytske Postma | None | ||||
| Contact group | Chair | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Thierry Aartsen | style=background: | VVD | |
| United States | Derk Boswijk (deputy) | |||
| Germany | Vacant | |||
| United Kingdom | Vacant | |||
| France | Vacant | |||
| Delegation | Chair | Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | Vacant | |||
| NATO Parliamentary Assembly | Vacant | |||
| OSCE Parliamentary Assembly | Vacant | |||
| Benelux Parliament | Vacant | |||
| Interparliamentary Commission of the Dutch Language Union | Vacant | |||
| Interparliamentary Union | Vacant | |||
| Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean | Vacant | |||
| Committee | Chair | Group | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petitions | Raoul White (acting) | Receives and reviews citizens' petitions[4] | |||
| Intelligence and Security Services | Geert Wilders | Reviews confidential aspects of government policy[5] | |||
| Public Expenditure | Joost Sneller (acting) | Reviews the legality, effectiveness and efficiency of public expenditure[6] | |||
| Presidium | Martin Bosma | Responsible for the House of Representatives' day-to-day management[7] | |||
| Procedure | Martin Bosma | Responsible for changes to the Rules of Procedure[8] | |||
| Credentials | Ulysse Ellian | style=background: | VVD | Reviews the conduct of elections and the admission of new members[9] | |
| Art | Peter van Haasen (acting) | Responsible for the House of Representatives' art collection[10] | |||
Temporary committees differ from general committees in that they have a precisely defined mission. As soon as that assignment has been carried out, i.e. as soon as the committee has issued a report and this has been discussed in the House of Representatives, the committee will cease to exist.
| Committee[11] | Chair | Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interior | Ilona Lagas | ||||
| Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Cooperation | style=background: | VVD | |||
| Economic Affairs and Climate Policy | |||||
| European Affairs | |||||
| Finance | style=background: | VVD | |||
| Immigration & Asylum / JHA Council | Alexander van Hattem | ||||
| Infrastructure, Water Management and Environment | |||||
| Justice and Security | Boris Dittrich | ||||
| Kingdom Relations | Paul Rosenmöller | ||||
| Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality | Gert-Jan Oplaat | ||||
| Education, Culture and Science | style=background: | CDA | |||
| Social Affairs and Employment | Mei Li Vos | ||||
| Health, Welfare and Sport | style=background: | CDA | |||
| Committee | Chair | Group | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petitions | Gom van Strien | Receives and reviews citizens' petitions[12] | |||
| Credentials | Reviews the admission of new members[13] | ||||