Ministerie van Algemene Zaken
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| State level | national level | ||
| Position of the authority | supreme authority | ||
| Consist | since 1937 | ||
| Headquarters | The hague | ||
| household | EUR 66.43 million (2019) | ||
| Prime Minister | Mark Rutte ( VVD ) | ||
| Employee | about 400 (2019) | ||
| Website | rijksoverheid.nl | ||
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The Ministerie van Algemene Zaken (short: AZ , German: Ministry of General Affairs ) is the Ministry of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands . With around 400 employees, it is the smallest ministry. Mark Rutte has been Prime Minister since taking office in 2010 and is thus head of the Ministry of General Affairs. The official director has been General Secretary Paul Huijts since August 18, 2014 .
history
The Ministry of General Affairs was established by royal decree on July 3, 1937. Until then, the Prime Minister also headed a specialist ministry, such as the Ministry of the Interior . The first Minister for General Affairs, Hendrik Colijn , who received this post when he took office in the Cabinet Colijn IV (1937-1939), focused exclusively on chairing the Council of Ministers. The Ministry worked closely with the Ministry of Finance and therefore moved to the Palast am Kneuterdijk.
After the German invasion in May 1940, the Ministry of General Affairs in The Hague continued to exist. From May 1942 to 1945 Prime Minister Gerbrandy coordinated the warfare from the Ministry of General Warfare of the Kingdom (AOK) in London .
There was no Ministry of General Affairs between 1945 and 1947. Prime Minister Beel dissolved this ministry in 1946 and became Minister of the Interior. However, the combination proved too heavy, so on October 11, 1947, the Ministry of General Affairs was restored.
During his tenure (1967–1971) Prime Minister de Jong began convening a weekly press conference for the parliamentary press after the Council of Ministers.
The Prime Minister's Cabinet, which advises and supports the Prime Minister in the performance of his duties, was expanded during the Den Uyl Cabinet (1973–1977), as the Prime Minister had participated in the European Council since 1974 . In 1977 the Prime Minister's cabinet moved to the Binnenhof . In 1982 the Prime Minister moved into the Torentje , today's office of the Prime Minister.
Tasks and structure
The main tasks of the Ministry are to assist the Prime Minister in coordinating general government policy as well as coordinating general communication policy .
The ministry includes the Prime Minister's Cabinet, the Government Information Service (RVD), the Public and Communication Service (DPC) and the Office of the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR).
Subordinate to the Ministry are the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), the Information Council (VoRa), the Control Committee for the Intelligence and Security Services (CTIVD) and the Audit Committee for the Use of Powers (TIB).
The Ministry of General Affairs is also responsible for managing the King's Cabinet .
building
The Ministry of General Affairs is spread over several locations in the center of The Hague .
At the Binnenhof , three buildings are used by the ministry. The Torentje is located in Binnenhof 17 and has served as the Prime Minister's office since 1982. The General Directorate of the Government Information Service is located in Binnenhof 19. This building is also largely the workplace of the central departments of the Ministry of General Affairs. Press conferences with the Prime Minister are held regularly in the central hall of Binnenhof 19. The management of the ministry and the cabinet of the prime minister are housed in Binnenhof 20. The Cabinet meeting rooms are also located in this building.
The Catshuis has been the Prime Minister's official residence since 1963 . It is on the road from The Hague to Scheveningen and was built by Jacob Cats , a Dutch poet and politician.
The Vijverhof houses the Public and Communication Service and the Scientific Council for Government Policy.
Web links
- Official website (Dutch, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Visuele begroting: Jaarverslag 2019. Ministerie van Financiën (Ministry of Finance), accessed on May 29, 2020 (Dutch).
- ↑ Hoe Vertaal ik de name van de ministeries? In: Rijksoverheid.nl. Ministerie van Algemene Zaken, accessed May 30, 2020 (Dutch).