Social and Economic Council
The Social and Economic Council is a major economic advisory council to the cabinet of the Netherlands. Formally it heads a system of sector-based regulatory organisations. It represents the social partners trade unions and employers' organisations. It forms the core organisation of the corporatist and social market economy known as the polder model and the main platform for social dialogue.
SER headquarters, The Hague
Image: Frans de Vries, 1954
Image: Prof. G.M. Verrijn Stuart, hoogleraar economie, munt , krediet en bankwezen, ha…, 1931
Image: Jan de Pous 1958 (1)
Cabinet of the Netherlands
The cabinet of the Netherlands is the main executive body of the Netherlands. The latest cabinet of the Netherlands is the Fourth Rutte cabinet, which has been in power since 10 January 2022, until 7 July 2023. It is headed by Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
The Hague's Binnenhof. The Ministry of General Affairs, where the Council of Ministers meets every Friday, is in the centre.