Senate of the Netherlands facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Senate Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal
States General of the Netherlands
Type
Type	Upper house
Leadership
President	Jan Anthonie Bruijn, VVD Since 2 July 2019
First Vice President	Jopie Nooren, PvdA Since 9 July 2019
Second Vice President	Arda Gerkens, SP Since 9 July 2019
Structure
Seats	75
Political groups	Government (32)      VVD (12)      CDA (9)      D66 (7)      CU (4) Opposition (43)      FvD (10)      GL (8)      PvdA (6)      PVV (5)      SP (4)      PvdD (3)      Group Otten (2)      50+ (2)      SGP (2)      OSF (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Indirect party-list proportional
Last election	27 May 2019
Next election	2023
Meeting place
Senate Chamber Binnenhof The Hague, Netherlands

The Senate (Dutch: Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal or simply Eerste Kamer literally "First Chamber", or sometimes Senaat) is the upper house of the States General, the legislature of the Netherlands.

Its 75 members are elected on lists by the members of the twelve States-Provincial and three Caribbean electoral colleges for the Senate every four years, within three months of the provincial elections.

Images for kids

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  Exterior of the Senate Building from the Binnenhof.

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  Exterior of the Senate Building from the Hofvijver.

See also

In Spanish: Senado de los Estados Generales para niños