Artikel 57: Incompatibilities of Members of Parliament

Artikel 57
  1. No one may be a member of both Houses.
  2. A member of the States General may not be a Minister, State Secretary, member of the Council of State, member of the Court of Audit (Algemene Rekenkamer), National Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsman, memberof the Supreme Court, or Procurator General or Advocate General at the Supreme Court.
  3. Notwithstanding the above, a Minister or State Secretary who has offered to tender his resignation may combine the said office with membership of the States General until such time as a decision is taken on such resignation.
  4. Other public functions which may not be held simultaneously by a person who is a member of the States General or of one of the Houses may be designated by Act of Parliament.

In andere talen:

English

  1. No one may be a member of both Houses.
  2. A member of the States General may not be a Minister, State Secretary, member of the Council of State, member of the Court of Audit (Algemene Rekenkamer), National Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsman, memberof the Supreme Court, or Procurator General or Advocate General at the Supreme Court.
  3. Notwithstanding the above, a Minister or State Secretary who has offered to tender his resignation may combine the said office with membership of the States General until such time as a decision is taken on such resignation.
  4. Other public functions which may not be held simultaneously by a person who is a member of the States General or of one of the Houses may be designated by Act of Parliament.

Français

  1. Nul ne peut être à la fois député et sénateur.
  2. Un membre des États généraux ne peut être ministre, secrétaire d'État, membre du Conseil d'État, membre de la Cour des comptes, Médiateur national ou substitut du Médiateur national, ni membre de la Cour suprême, pas plus que procureur général ni avocat général près cette Cour.
  3. Toutefois, un ministre ou un secrétaire d'État qui a offert de démissionner peut cumuler sa charge avec la qualité de membre des États généraux jusquà ce qu'une décision ait été prise sur cette offre de démission.
  4. La loi peut stipuler à l'égard d'autres fonctions publiques que celles-ci sont incompatibles avec l'exercice du mandat de membre des États généraux ou de l'une des Chambres.

Deutsch

  1. Niemand kann Mitglied beider Kammern sein.
  2. Ein Mitglied der Generalstaaten kann nicht gleichzeitig Minister Staatssekretär, Mitglied des Staatsrats, Mitglied der Allgemeinen Ombudsmann mitglied des Hohen Rates, Generalstaatsanwalt oder Untergeneralstaatsanwalt beim Hohen Rat sein.
  3. Gleichwohl kann ein Minister oder Staatssekretär, der sein Amt zur Verfügung gestellt hat, gleichzeitig Mitglied der Generalstaaten sein, bis über die Zurverfügungstellung entschieden worden ist.
  4. Das Gesetz kann bestimmen, dass andere öffentliche Ämter nicht gleichzeitig mit der Mitgliedschaft in den Generalstaaten oder in einer der beiden Kammern ausgeübt werden können.

Español

  1. Nadie podrá ser miembro de ambas Cámaras simultáneamente.
  2. Un miembro de los Estados Generales no podrá ser al mismo tiempo Ministro, Secretario de Estado, miembro del Consejo de Estado, miembro de la Sala General de Cuentas, Defensor del Pueblo o suplente del Defensor del Pueblo, o vocal o Fiscal General o Abogado General del Tribunal Supremo.
  3. Un Ministro o Secretario de Estado que hubiere presentado la dimisión de su cargo podrá no obstante acumular su cargo con la condición de miembro de los Estados Generales hasta que se haya decidido sobre esa presentación de dimisión.
  4. La ley podrá disponer en relación con otros cargos públicos que los mismos no sean compatibles con el ejercicio del mandato de miembro de los Estados Generales o de una de las Cámaras .

Explanation

Please note: Only the Dutch-language version of the Constitution has legal effect. 

No one can be a member of both Houses simultaneously.

There are also a number of offices that cannot be combined with membership of either House:

  • Minister and State Secretary
  • Member of the Council of State
  • Member of the Court of Audit
  • National Ombudsman or Deputy Ombudsman,
  • Member of the Supreme Court and Prosecutor General or Advocate General at the Supreme Court.

During cabinet formation, a Minister or State Secretary from the 'old' cabinet may indeed be a Member of Parliament.

In the Incompatibilities Act for the States General and the European Parliament, the legislature has made use of the option to designate other public positions that cannot be held simultaneously with membership of the States General or of either House, such as civil servant.