Dutch Senior Civil Service

Dutch Senior Civil Service
Algemene Bestuursdienst
Service overview
Formed19 June 1995; 29 years ago (1995-06-19)
HeadquartersZurich Tower in The Hague
52°04′50″N 04°19′15″E / 52.08056°N 4.32083°E / 52.08056; 4.32083
Employees1,872
Service executive
  • Bram de Klerck, DG
Parent departmentMinistry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
Websitewww.algemenebestuursdienst.nl

The Dutch Senior Civil Service (Dutch: Algemene Bestuursdienst, ABD; lit. 'General Administrative Service') comprises the top civil servants of the government of the Netherlands. The managers at director level and above from all ministries are part of the ABD. These include, for example, the secretaries-general (SG), the directors-general (DG), the inspectors-general (IG), and all directors with "integral final responsibility" for people and resources.[1]

The ABD Office (Dutch: Bureau ABD) is responsible for the recruitment and selection for managerial positions and for the development of managers and their mutual cooperation. The ABD Office offers development programs to talent within the government and is the point of contact for managers from outside the government who are considering a career within the government service.

  1. ^ "Wat is de Algemene Bestuursdienst?" (in Dutch). Dutch Senior Civil Service. Retrieved 5 November 2023.