Provincial Council of Zeeland

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The Provincial Council of Zeeland is the elected regional parliament responsible for setting policy and overseeing governance in the Dutch province of Zeeland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
provincial council
appliesToJurisdiction province of Zeeland
approves provincial budget of Zeeland
capitalOfJurisdiction Middelburg
compositionDeterminedBy provincial elections in Zeeland
cooperatesWith Dutch Senate
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
municipal councils in Zeeland
country Netherlands
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation
elects Provincial Executive of Zeeland
members of the Dutch Senate (Eerste Kamer) via electoral college
governs provincial budget of Zeeland
hasJurisdictionOver provincial cultural policy in Zeeland
provincial economic development policy in Zeeland
provincial environmental policy in Zeeland
provincial infrastructure policy in Zeeland
provincial nature conservation policy in Zeeland
provincial public transport policy in Zeeland
provincial spatial planning in Zeeland
hasPart States Committee (Statencommissie)
political groups of the Provincial Council of Zeeland
hasRole oversees provincial governance
sets provincial policy
supervises Provincial Executive of Zeeland
headOfGovernmentSupervised King's Commissioner of Zeeland
inception 1814
languageOfWork Dutch
legalBasis Dutch Provincial Act (Provinciewet)
legislativeBodyFor province of Zeeland
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Netherlands
Zeeland
meetsFrequency regular plenary sessions and committee meetings
meetsIn Provinciehuis Zeeland
nativeLabel Provinciale Staten van Zeeland
numberOfMembers 39
oversightOf Provincial Executive of Zeeland
partOf political system of the Netherlands
system of provincial states in the Netherlands
regulates provincial by-laws in Zeeland
replaces States of Zeeland (historical) in its modern form
linked to: province of Zeeland
seat Middelburg
shortName PS Zeeland
termLength 4 years
votingSystem open list proportional representation
website https://www.states-zeeuws.nl/

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Provincial government of Zeeland hasLegislativeBody Provincial Council of Zeeland
Provincial Council of Zeeland nativeLabel Provinciale Staten van Zeeland
linked to: Provincial Council of Zeeland
Provincial Executive of Zeeland appointedBy Provincial Council of Zeeland
Provincial Executive of Zeeland subordinateTo Provincial Council of Zeeland
King's Commissioner of Zeeland nominatedBy Provincial Council of Zeeland
King's Commissioner of Zeeland chairs Provincial Council of Zeeland
Provinciale Staten hasPart Provinciale Staten van Zeeland
linked to: Provincial Council of Zeeland