De Secretaris-Generaal. Een onderzoek naar de rol van de Secretaris-Generaal in het overheidsmanagement

Each of the three levels of government in the Netherlands, national, provincial and municipal, has an official who is the first to be addressed: the Secretary-General, the Provincial Registrar and the Municipal Clerk respectively. The positions of Provincial Registrar and Municipal Clerk in their systems are stipulated by provincial and municipal law. However the position of the Secretary-General in the national government is not stipulated by law, but is solely based upon the Royal Decree of 18 October 1988. . Zie: Summary