Netherlands

Senate

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Parliamentary mandate

Start and end of mandate

Start of the parliamentary mandate for newly elected members
No information available
Start of the parliamentary mandate for appointed members
At the first sitting of the chamber
End of the parliamentary mandate
When the mandates of the new members are validated

Speaker

Mode of designation of the Speaker
The Speaker is elected from among the members of parliament/chamber
Authority that designates the Speaker when the Speaker is designated from outside parliament.
Not applicable
Rank of the Speaker in the hierarchy of the State
Other

Notes: Due to the separation of powers between the three branches of government, there is no hierarchy. For matters of protocol the Speaker of the House ranks after the Speaker of the Senate.

Speaker becomes interim Head of State in the event of the latter’s death or incapacity
No
Speaker's mandate continues between legislatures
Yes

Speaker terms

The term of the Speaker is different from the term of the house
No
Speaker's term
4 Years
Fixed election date for the Speaker, if any
No information available

Immunity and code of conduct

Parliament’s authorization is required for the detention or prosecution of members
No
There is a Code of conduct for members
Yes

Salaries and allowances

Members are paid salaries by parliament
No
(2023)
Basic salary, per year
No information available
Basic salary, per year in PPP
No information available
Basic allowances
29,810 EUR
Basic allowance in PPP
39,224
Names of the basic allowances

Standard allowance (not salary) €27.459,36 (excl. holiday and end-of-year allowance)

End-of-year allowance (€2.279,13)

Allowance for secondary facilities (€3.500,45 per year)

Remuneration for office to exercise duties (€2.699,05 per year)

Travelling (€3.640,00 per year)

Allowance to participate in international parliamentary meetings (25% of day allowance)

Members pay income tax on salaries
No information available
Members pay income tax on allowances
Yes
Members can have remunerated employment outside parliament
Yes
Members are required to declare income from other employment to parliament
Yes
Salary of the Speaker
No information available
The parliamentary salary is determined in reference to another salary scale
Yes
Reference scale used for parliamentary salaries
Civil service salary scale
Information on salaries and allowances on the parliamentary website
Year data was last reported

2020

Facilities, services and allowances for constituency work
Personal staff to work directly for the parliamentarian
No
Office at parliament
No
Constituency office
No
Housing
No
Other cash or in-kind allowances for constituency work
Yes

Notes:

Commuting (varies) and travel

Additional salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Additional salaries and allowances provided for leadership positions
Yes

Notes:

Speaker

First and Second Deputy Speaker

Chairs of parliamentary group

List of salaries and allowances for leadership positions
Salary Allowances
Speaker Yes
Committee Chair No

Participation in the government

Members of the government must also be members of parliament
Cannot be a member of parliament
Members for whom data is available
75
(2023)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No