Municipal executive

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In the Netherlands, the municipal executive (Dutch: college van burgemeester en wethouders, oftentimes abbreviated to college van B en W; lit. 'college of mayor and aldermen') is the executive board of a municipality.[1][2] It plays a central role in municipal politics in the Netherlands, similar to the communal college in Belgium.[3] It consists of the mayor and the members of the municipal executive (aldermen).[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Mayors". Government.nl. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Portfolio holders". Government.nl. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ "The communal institutions". Belgium.be. Retrieved 18 November 2020.