Politics · Netherlands · 19 hrs ago
The Dutch government has 181 advisory bodies, not 176
The Dutch government gets advice from 181 advisory bodies, according to a newly published full list.
That is five more than State Secretary Van der Burg said last week, when he referred to 176 advisory committees.
The groups advise the national government on subjects ranging from wine regions to air quality in aircraft.
The cabinet wants to review the groups and reduce their number.
The new list makes clear that the count is higher than first announced.
No further details are given about which groups may be removed or what happens next.
The Dutch government has 181 advisory bodies, according to a newly published list reported by AD.
That is five more than the 176 advisory committees cited by State Secretary Van der Burg the previous week.
The cabinet wants to review the advisory bodies.
The bodies advise the government on subjects including wine regions and air quality in aircraft.
- Who
- The Dutch government and its advisory bodies.
- What
- A published list shows 181 advisory bodies, rather than the 176 previously cited.
- When
- AD published the report on 4 November 2026; the state secretary gave the lower figure the previous week.
- Where
- The Netherlands.
- Why
- The cabinet wants to review the advisory bodies.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
State Secretary Van der Burg said the government was assisted by 176 advisory committees.
AD reported that the full list showed 181 advisory bodies.
- Advisory bodies on the list
- 181
- Previously cited committees
- 176
- Difference
- 5 more bodies than previously cited
- Cabinet plan
- Review the advisory bodies
- Examples of subjects
- Wine regions and air quality in aircraft
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