King's commissioner

A King's commissioner (Dutch: Commissaris van de Koning, CvdK) is the head of government and legislature in a province of the Netherlands. When the reigning monarch is a woman, the title is Queen's commissioner (Commissaris van de Koningin). The commissioner serves as the non-voting chair of the provincial council and as voting chair of the provincial executive.

Officially, a commissioner is appointed by the Dutch monarch. In practice, provincial commissioners are appointed by the council of ministers at the advice of the minister of the interior. The commissioner serves with the pleasure and confidence of the central government, and may consequently be withdrawn at any time. In practice, this is rare, occurring only in cases of gross mismanagement or criminal offenses.