Municipal Council

The municipal council represents the residents of The Hague. The municipal council and the municipal executive together form the municipal government.

More about the municipal council

Quick links

Watch the council meetings
Official documents and meeting schedule(External link)
Visit the Council Chamber with your class (in Dutch)

Municipal council (in Dutch)

Council members and party representatives
Political parties
Allocation of seats
Advisory committee on additional functions
Video: How does the municipal council work?(External link)

Get involved

Watch a council meeting
Speak during a meeting (in Dutch)
Raad in de Stad (in Dutch)
Citizen’s initiative
Request referendum (in Dutch)
Gast van de raad: get to know the municipal council (in Dutch)

Council committees

A council committee advises the council on decisions to be taken by the municipal council. The Hague Municipal Council has 5 council committees. What do they do?

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