Provincial Council of Drenthe | |
Coa Pic: | Drenthe wapen.svg |
House Type: | Provincial council |
Leader1 Type: | President |
Leader1: | Jetta Klijnsma (PvdA) |
Leader2 Type: | Secretary |
Seats: | 43 |
Structure1: | Netherlands Drenthe Provincial Council 2023.svg |
Structure1 Res: | 250px |
Political Groups1: | Government (28)
Opposition (15) |
Last Election1: | 15 March 2023 |
Session Room: | Provinciehuis-Assen---provincie-Drenthe.jpg |
Session Res: | 260px |
Meeting Place: | Meeting place of the Provincial Council of Drenthe in Assen |
The Provincial Council of Drenthe (Dutch; Flemish: Provinciale Staten van Drenthe), also known as the States of Drenthe, is the provincial council of Drenthe, Netherlands. It forms the legislative body of the province. The Provincial Council currently holds 41 seats, which are distributed every four years in provincial elections. Due to the population of Drenthe having grown larger than 500.000 in September of 2022, the amount of seats in the Provincial Council of Drenthe is set to be expanded from 41 to 43 after the 2023 provincial elections.[1]
Since the 2023 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Drenthe has been as follows: