Parliament | Government.nl Go to content To the homepage of Government.nlGovernment of the Netherlands Home Themes Government and democracy Enter what you are looking for Parliament Image: © Ministry of General Affairs Menu Relationship between government and parliament The House of Representatives and Senate Parliament's rights and duties The Netherlands is a parliamentary democracy. This means that all Dutch citizens who have the right to vote can choose who represent them in Parlement (Parliament). Parliament – also known as Der Staten Generaal (the States General) consists of the Tweede Kamer (House of Representatives) and the Eerste Kamer (Senate). It scrutinises the Government and is responsible, with the Government, for enacting legislation. Legislation only comes into force after it has been passed by parliament. The Government and individual ministers are accountable to parliament. Was the information on this page useful for you?YesNo More on this topic House of Representativeshouseofrepresentatives.nl The Senateeerstekamer.nl Related to Ministry of General AffairsMinistry Government and democracyTheme Other languages Nederlands Papiamento Papiamentu Service Contact Documents RSS Sitemap Help Archive About this site Copyright Privacy Cookies Use of AI Accessibility Report vulnerability Back to top