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.
House of Representatives
Standing committees 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.
In the period from the 2025 Dutch general election, there are a total of eighteen 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.
CommitteeChairGroupVice ChairGroupInteriorArend KistemanVVDMichelle JagtenbergKingdom RelationsAnouschka BiekmanSongül MutluerPROForeign AffairsJesse KlaverPROQueeny RajkowskiVVDDefenceJan Paternotte Tamara ten HoveEconomic AffairsWendy van EijkVVDAnnette RaijerFinanceChris JansenMaes van LanschotCDAInfrastructure and Water ManagementRenilde HuizengaSuzanne KrögerPROJustice and SecurityJoost EerdmansErwin PrickaertzAgriculture, Fisheries, Nature and Food QualityHanneke SteenCDAMaarten GoudzwaardEducation, Culture and ScienceJan Arie KoorevaarCDALuc StultiensPROSocial Affairs and EmploymentTom van der LeePROHenk JumeletCDAHealth, Welfare and SportMohammed MohandisPROMarieke Vellinga-BeemsterboerEuropean AffairsRachel van MeetelenFatimazhra BelhirchForeign Trade and Development CooperationRenate den HollanderVVDSarath HamstraCDADigital AffairsRalf DekkerBart BikkersVVDAsylum and MigrationPeter de GrootVVDHenk-Jan OosterhuisClimate Policy and Green GrowthJantine ZwinkelsCDAJurgen NobelVVDHousing and Spatial PlanningLaura BrometPROWim MeulenkampVVD
Contact groups Contact groupChairGroupBelgiumRanjith ClemminckUnited StatesJan PaternotteGermanyMaes van LanschotUnited KingdomvacantFranceJan Schoonis
Delegations DelegationChairGroupParliamentary Assembly of the Council of EuropeVacantNATO Parliamentary AssemblyVacantOSCE Parliamentary AssemblyVacantBenelux ParliamentVacantInterparliamentary Commission of the Dutch Language UnionVacantInterparliamentary UnionVacantParliamentary Assembly of the Union for the MediterraneanVacant
Other permanent committees CommitteeChairGroupDescriptionPetitionsDion HuidekooperReceives and reviews citizens' petitionsIntelligence and Security ServicesJan PaternotteReviews confidential aspects of government policyPublic ExpenditureJoost SnellerReviews the legality, effectiveness and efficiency of public expenditurePresidiumThom van CampenVVDResponsible for the House of Representatives' day-to-day managementProcedureThom van CampenVVDResponsible for changes to the Rules of ProcedureCredentialsUlysse EllianVVDReviews the conduct of elections and the admission of new members
Temporary committees
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. Parliamentary inquiry into the COVID-19 pandemic Committee on Fundamental Rights and Constitutional Review
Senate Standing committees CommitteeChairGroupInteriorIlona LagasForeign Affairs, Defence and Development CooperationVVDEconomic Affairs and Climate PolicySaskia KluitEuropean AffairsFinanceVVDImmigration & Asylum / JHA CouncilAlexander van HattemInfrastructure, Water Management and EnvironmentEric KempermanJustice and SecurityBoris DittrichKingdom RelationsPaul RosenmöllerAgriculture, Nature and Food QualityGert-Jan OplaatEducation, Culture and ScienceCDASocial Affairs and EmploymentMei Li VosHealth, Welfare and SportJanny Bakker-KleinCDA
Other committees CommitteeChairGroupDescriptionPetitionsGom van StrienReceives and reviews citizens' petitionsCredentialsReviews the admission of new members
References
External links
Parliamentary committees of the House of Representatives Parliamentary committees of the Senate (in Dutch)