Provincial Council of Drenthe

Provincial Council of Drenthe
Provincial Council of Drenthe
Type
Type	Provincial council
Leadership
President	Jetta Klijnsma (PvdA)
Secretary	Simone Buissink
Structure
Seats	43
Political groups	Government (28) BBB (17); PvdA (4); VVD (4); CDA (3); Opposition (15) GL (2); SP (2); PVV (2); CU (2); PvdD (2); FvD (1); D66 (1); SL (1); Volt (1); JA21 (1);
Elections
Last election	15 March 2023
Meeting place
	Meeting place of the Provincial Council of Drenthe in Assen
Website
	www.drentsparlement.nl

The Provincial Council of Drenthe (Dutch: Provinciale Staten van Drenthe), also known as the States of Drenthe, is the provincial council of Drenthe, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. The Provincial Council currently holds 41 seats, which are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Due to the population of Drenthe having grown larger than 500.000 in September of 2022, the amount of seats in the Provincial Council of Drenthe is set to be expanded from 41 to 43 after the 2023 provincial elections.^[1]

^ "Mogelijk extra zetels voor het Drents Parlement" (in Dutch). Provinciale Staten Drenthe. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

[1] "Mogelijk extra zetels voor het Drents Parlement" (in Dutch). Provinciale Staten Drenthe. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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