The Municipal Executive

The mayor and the aldermen make up the Municipal Executive (college van burgemeester en wethouders).

Municipal Council 2010 - 2014

After the municipal elections, which are held every four years, the Municipal Council (Gemeenteraad) appoints the aldermen (wethouders) based on the number of representatives elected from each party. Together with the mayor (burgemeester), the aldermen make up the Municipal Executive (College van B&W). The Municipal Executive is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the city, on the basis of a joint four-year policy programme.

Each alderman, or deputy mayor, is responsible for a number of particular policy areas and city districts. The statute gives the Mayor responsibility for public order and safety.

Mayor Jozias van Aartsen

Mayor of The Hague; Public Order and Safety

Deputy Mayor Marnix Norder

Urban Development, Public Housing and Integration; Scheveningen district

Deputy Mayor Sander Dekker

Finance and City Management; Segbroek district

Deputy Mayor Marjolein de Jong

Culture, City Centre and International Affairs; City Centre district

Deputy Mayor Karsten Klein

Youth, Welfare and Sport; Loosduinen district

Deputy Mayor Rabin Baldewsingh

Public Health, Sustainability, Media and Municipal Organsiation; Escamp District

Deputy Mayor Peter Smit

Transportation, Binckhorst and Vlietzone; Leidschenveen-Ypenburg district

Deputy Mayor Ingrid van Engelshoven

Education and Public Services; Haagse Hout district

Deputy Mayor Henk Kool

Social Affairs, Employment and Economy; Laak district