Artikel 43: Appointment, dismissal of ministers

Artikel 43

The Prime Minister and the other Ministers shall be appointed and dismissed by Royal Decree.

In andere talen:

English

The Prime Minister and the other Ministers shall be appointed and dismissed by Royal Decree.

Français

Le Premier Ministre et les autres ministres sont nommés et révoqués par décret royal.

Deutsch

Der Ministerpräsident und die übrigen Minister werden durch königlichen Erlass ernannt und entlassen.

Español

El Primer Ministro y los demás Ministros son nombrados y cesados por real decreto.

Explanation

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

Ministers are appointed by Royal Decree. This is actually preceded by a cabinet formation. During a cabinet formation, a coalition of parties in the House of Representatives is formed that are willing to cooperate in a cabinet. Once there is agreement on this and a coalition agreement has been concluded, a formateur, usually the future Prime Minister, begins searching for ministers. However, the parties currently in the coalition almost always nominate candidate ministers.

The ministers are then appointed by Royal Decree, which is co-signed by the Prime Minister. This follows from Article 47. The Royal Decree appointing the Prime Minister is co-signed by the Prime Minister himself.

Ministers are also dismissed by Royal Decree.