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Netherlands

The Netherlands, informally Holland, is a country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
See also: European Union

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 4,439 entities connected with Netherlands. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We include 2 data sources published by authorities or organizations based in Netherlands. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

NamePublisherUpdatesEntities
Netherlands National Sanctionlist TerrorismMinistry of Foreign Affairs daily120
Netherlands Police Nationale OpsporingslijstKorps Nationale Politie daily17

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Netherlands

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Netherlands.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 2,422 entities identified as PEPs connected with Netherlands.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister4--
King1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister for Climate Policy & Green Growth1--
Minister for Foreign Trade & Development1--
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation-31
Minister for Legal Protection-2-
Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions-1-
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, & Nature1--
Minister of Asylum & Migration1--
Minister of Defence13-
Minister of Economic Affairs1--
Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy-51
Minister of Education, Culture and Science121
Minister of Finance12-
Minister of Foreign Affairs17-
Minister of Health, Welfare, & Sport1--
Minister of Housing & Spatial Planning1--
Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning-11
Minister of Infrastructure & Water Management1--
Minister of Justice and Security12-
Minister of Primary and Secondary Education-1-
Minister of Social Affairs & Employment1--
Minister of the Interior & Kingdom Relations1--
Q2104040-3-
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Tweede Kamer-20178
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
president of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands-1-
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of Defence--1
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President, The Netherlands Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Palestine aux Pays-Bas-11
ambassador of Afghanistan to the Netherlands--1
ambassador of Angola to the Netherlands--1
ambassador of Belize to the Netherlands--1
ambassador of Cameroon to the Netherlands--1
ambassador of Denmark to the Netherlands-1-
ambassador of France to the Netherlands-13
ambassador of Hungary to the Netherlands--1
ambassador of Iran to the Netherlands-12
ambassador of Japan to the Netherlands--1
ambassador of Malaysia to the Netherlands--1
ambassador of Mexico to the Netherlands-11
Ambassador of Mozambique to the Netherlands--1
ambassador of Pakistan to the Netherlands-12
ambassador of Spain to the Netherlands-12
ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands-1-
ambassador to the Netherlands--1
Ambassador to the US1--
Chinese Ambassador to the Netherlands--2
Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten-21
Representative of Taiwan to the Netherlands--1
United States Ambassador to the Netherlands-11

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

Number of known occupants
Subnational head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
minister-president--1

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands-222118
member of the Senate of the Netherlands-6960
municipal councillor of Rotterdam-335
municipal councillor of Amsterdam-433
municipal councillor of Groningen-230
municipal councillor of Utrecht-230
municipal councillor of The Hague-226
burgomaster-121
member of the Provincial Executive of North Holland--21
member of the Provincial Executive of South Holland--20
member of the Provincial Executive of Utrecht--20
municipal councillor of Leiden-119
municipal councillor of Nijmegen--20
municipal councillor of Almelo--19
municipal councillor of Eindhoven--19
municipal councillor of Almere-115
municipal councillor of Zoetermeer--15
municipal councillor of Apeldoorn--12
municipal councillor of Ede--12
municipal councillor of Amersfoort--11
municipal councillor of Haarlem--11
Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands-64
municipal councillor of 's-Hertogenbosch--10
municipal councillor of Arnhem--10
municipal councillor of Leeuwarden--10
municipal councillor of Zaanstad--10
municipal councillor of Hilversum--9
municipal councillor of Zwolle--9
municipal councilor of Delft-18
municipal councillor of Heemstede--8
municipal councillor of Woerden--8
municipal councillor of Zeist--8
Dutch municipal councillor--7
municipal councillor of Enschede--7
municipal councillor of Kampen--7
municipal councillor of Maastricht--7
municipal councillor of Roosendaal--6
Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands-41
municipal councillor of Amstelveen--5
municipal councillor of Breda--5
municipal councillor of Goes-14
municipal councillor of Haarlemmermeer--5
municipal councillor of Harderwijk-23
municipal councillor of Terneuzen--5
municipal councillor of Vlaardingen--5
municipal councillor of Weesp-14
Provincial Executive member of Flevoland--5
Minister of Agriculture-31
Minister of Public Health, Welfare and Sport-31
minister of the Netherlands-22
municipal councillor of Elburg--4
municipal councillor of Gouda-13
municipal councillor of Heerlen--4
municipal councillor of Oss--4
municipal councillor of Wageningen--4
municipal councillor of Wijchen--4
municipal councillor of Zutphen--4
member of the Provincial Executive of Groningen--3
member of the Provincial Executive of Limburg-12
Minister for Medical Care-3-
Minister of Infrastructure and Environment-3-
Minister of Social Affairs-21
municipal councillor of Bloemendaal--3
municipal councillor of Borsele--3
municipal councillor of De Bilt--3
municipal councillor of Helmond--3
municipal councillor of Leidschendam-Voorburg--3
municipal councillor of Medemblik-3-
municipal councillor of Nieuwegein--3
municipal councillor of Oegstgeest--3
municipal councillor of Roermond--3
municipal councillor of Schiedam--3
municipal councillor of Venlo-21
municipal councillor of Vught--3
municipal councillor of Wassenaar--3
Secretary of finance of The Netherlands-3-
duo-raadslid of Amsterdam--2
Minister of Education and Sport-11
Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba-11
municipal councillor of Alkmaar--2
municipal councillor of Capelle aan den IJssel--2
municipal councillor of Culemborg--2
municipal councillor of De Ronde Venen--2
municipal councillor of Den Helder-11
municipal councillor of Dongeradeel--2
municipal councillor of Ermelo--2
municipal councillor of Haaren-11
municipal councillor of Hengelo--2
municipal councillor of Landgraaf--2
municipal councillor of Leek--2
municipal councillor of Lelystad--2
municipal councillor of Middelburg--2
municipal councillor of Noardeast-Fryslân-11
municipal councillor of Tilburg--2
municipal councillor of Veenendaal--2
municipal councillor of Veldhoven--2
municipal councillor of Velsen--2
municipal councillor of Zuidplas--2
municipal councillor of Zundert--2
Prime Minister of the Netherlands-11
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What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...