| Post: | Vice-President of the Council of State |
| Body: | the Netherlands |
| Flag: | Flag of the Netherlands.svg |
| Flagsize: | 150pxborder |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Insignia: | State coat of arms of the Netherlands.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 125px |
| Insigniacaption: | State Coat of arms of the Netherlands |
| Incumbent: | Thom de Graaf |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 November 2018 |
| Member Of: | Council of State |
| Nominator: | Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations |
| Appointer: | Monarch |
| Termlength: | Life tenure until the age of 70 |
| First: | Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp |
| Unofficial Names: | Viceroy of the Netherlands [1] [2] |
| Website: | The Council of State |
The vice-president of the Council of State (nl|Vice-President van de Raad van State) is the de facto presiding officer of the Council of State.[3] The monarch serves as the ex officio president of the Council of State but in reality seldom chairs meetings, in his absence, the vice-president serves as pro tempore chair of those meetings. The vice-president is also in charge of the council's organisation and administrative duties. The Constitution of the Netherlands stipulates that if the royal house were to become extinct the vice-president will become the acting head of state. Like the other members of the Council of State the vice president is appointed by the monarch upon nomination by the minister of the interior and kingdom relations. The service of the vice-president is a life tenure appointment but is required by law to enter a mandatory retirement at the age of 70. Alternatively, an early retirement or a forced termination of his tenure can be given by the monarch in a royal decree.[4]
The current vice-president of the Council of State is Thom de Graaf.[5]
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Monarch | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp (1762–1834) | 12 April 1814 – 7 November 1816 | Independent (pro-government) | King William I | [6] | ||
| Baron Johan Hendrik Mollerus (1750–1834) | 7 November 1816 – 1 July 1829 | Independent (pro-government) | [7] | |||
| His Royal Highness William, Prince of Orange (1792–1849) | 1 July 1829 – 7 October 1840 | Nonpartisan (Royal House) | [8] | |||
| Vacant | King William II | |||||
| Dr. Baron Henri van Doorn van Westcapelle (1786–1853) | 1 January 1841 – 26 March 1848 | Independent Conservative (ultraconservative) | [9] | |||
| Jonkheer Willem Gerard van de Poll (1793–1872) | 26 March 1848 – 1 April 1858 | Independent | [10] | |||
| King William III | ||||||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Baron Aeneas Mackay (1806–1876) | 1 July 1862 – 6 March 1876 | Independent Antirevolutionary | [11] | |||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Jonkheer Gerlach Cornelis Joannes van Reenen (1818–1893) | 1 April 1876 – 31 May 1893 | Independent Conservative | [12] | |||
| Queen Wilhelmina | ||||||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Jonkheer Bram van Panhuys (1837–1907) | 1 August 1893 – 1 January 1897 | Independent Liberal | [13] [14] | |||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Jonkheer Johan Willem Meinard Schorer (1834–1903) | 1 February 1897 – 1 October 1903 | Independent Liberal | [15] | |||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Jonkheer Petrus Johannes van Swinderen (1842–1911) | 1 December 1903 – 19 December 1911 | Christian Historical Party | [16] | |||
| Christian Historical Union | ||||||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Jonkheer Joan Röell (1844–1914) | 1 February 1912 – 13 July 1914 | League of Free Liberals | [17] | |||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Dr. Wilhelmus Frederik van Leeuwen (1860–1930) | 16 December 1914 – 18 April 1928 | Independent Liberal (Conservative Liberal) | [18] | |||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Dr. Count Alex van Lynden van Sandenburg (1873–1932) | 1 May 1928 – 25 December 1932 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | [19] | |||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Jonkheer Frans Beelaerts van Blokland (1872–1956) | 20 April 1933 – 27 March 1956 | Christian Historical Union | [20] | |||
| Queen Juliana | ||||||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Dr. Bram Rutgers (1884–1966) | 16 May 1956 – 1 August 1959 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | [21] | |||
| Dr. Louis Beel (1902–1977) | 1 August 1959 – 1 July 1972 | Catholic People's Party | [22] | |||
| Vacant | ||||||
| Marinus Ruppert (1911–1992) | 1 September 1973 – 1 October 1980 | Anti-Revolutionary Party | [23] | |||
| Queen Beatrix | ||||||
| Willem Scholten (1927–2005) | 1 October 1980 – 1 July 1997 | Christian Historical Union | [24] | |||
| Christian Democratic Appeal | ||||||
| Herman Tjeenk Willink (born 1942) | 1 July 1997 – 1 February 2012 | Labour Party | [25] | |||
| Piet Hein Donner (born 1948) | 1 February 2012 – 1 November 2018 | Christian Democratic Appeal | [26] | |||
| King Willem-Alexander | ||||||
| Thom de Graaf (born 1957) | 1 November 2018 | Democrats 66 | [27] | |||