The Provincial Council of Friesland ( nl, Provinciale Staten van Friesland) is the
provincial council for the
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province
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of
Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...
, first introduced under the
Constitution of the Netherlands
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in 1814. It forms the legislative body of the province. Its 43 seats are distributed every four years in
provincial elections. Since 2008, it is chaired by
John Jorritsma (
VVD
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).
Current composition
Since the
2019 provincial elections, the distribution of seats of the Provincial Council of Friesland has been as follows:
See also
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States of Friesland
The States of Friesland were the sovereign body that governed the province of Friesland under the Dutch Republic. They were formed in 1580 after the former Lordship of Frisia (a part of the Habsburg Netherlands) acceded to the Union of Utrecht ...
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Provincial politics in the Netherlands
The Politics of the Dutch provinces takes places within the framework of the politics of the Netherlands. The province is the second-highest level of government, after the national government. The Netherlands is divided into twelve provinces.
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Friesland
Friesland (, ; official fry, Fryslân ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of ...