Island council (Netherlands)

The island council (Dutch: eilandsraad) is a form of local government in special municipalities in the Caribbean Netherlands. It is similar to municipal council in the European part of the Netherlands. Currently three island councils exist in^[1]

The island councils were already in existence as island councils of the Netherlands Antilles until their dissolution and became island councils of the Netherlands after that. Elections of the island council coincide with the elections for the States-Provincial of the Netherlands as the chosen representatives are expected to obtain the right to elect the Senate together with the representatives of the states provincial.

References

↑ "Wet openbare lichamen Bonaire, Sint Eustatius en Saba". Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

Local government in the Netherlands

Provincial	States-Provincial (Provinciale Staten) Provincial-Executive (Gedeputeerde Staten) King's Commissioner (Commissaris van de Koning)

Water boards	General board (hoofdingelanden) Executive board (college van dijkgraaf en heemraden) Dike-reeve (dijkgraaf) Executive (heemraad)

Municipal	Municipal council (gemeenteraad) Municipal board (college van burgemeester en wethouders) Mayor (burgemeester) Alderman (wethouder)

Urban districts	Boroughs of Amsterdam Boroughs of Rotterdam

Special municipalities	Island council Governing council Lieutenant governor

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Island council (Netherlands)

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