Speaker of the House of Representatives | |
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Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal | |
since 14 December 2023 | |
Style | Mister Speaker (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Member of | Presidium of the House of Representatives |
Term length | No term limit until the end of the parliamentary term of the House of Representatives |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Netherlands |
Formation | 21 September 1815 |
First holder | Jan Elias Nicolaas van Lynden van Hoevelaken |
Deputy | Deputy Speakers |
Salary | €126,975.48 annually (including €7,887.24 expenses) |
Website | www.houseofrepresentatives.nl/members-parliament/president-house |
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The speaker of the House of Representatives (Dutch: Voorzitter van de Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal) is one of the 150 members of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, elected to lead the meetings of the House. The speaker also chairs the Chamber's Presidium and the Procedure Committee (Commissie van de Werkwijze). Prior to the 1982 constitutional revision, the speaker was appointed by the Crown.