Senate (Netherlands)

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	Mei Li Vos, GL-PvdA since 4 July 2023
Second Vice President	Robert Croll, BBB since 4 July 2023
Structure
Seats	75
Political groups	Government (24)   VVD (10)   CDA (6)   D66 (5)   CU (3) Opposition (51)   BBB (16)   GL (7)   PvdA (7)   PVV (4)   PvdD (3)   SP (3)   JA21 (3)   SGP (2)   FVD (2)   Volt (2)   50+ (1)   OPNL / OSF (1)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Indirect party-list proportional
Last election	30 May 2023
Next election	May 2027 [1]
Meeting place
Senate Chamber Binnenhof The Hague, Netherlands
Website
www.eerstekamer.nl

The Senate (Dutch: Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal [ˈeːrstə ˈkaːmər dɛr ˈstaːtə(n) ˌɣeːnəˈraːl] or simply Eerste Kamer [ˈeːrstə ˈkaːmər]  ( listen), literally "First Chamber", or sometimes Senaat [səˈnaːt]) 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 four electoral colleges for the Senate (three for the Caribbean Netherlands islands of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba and one for Dutch expatriates) every four years, within three months of the provincial elections.

1. ↑ "Dag van stemming Eerste Kamerverkiezing (29 mei 2023)". Kiesraad.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-02-06.