Questionnaire Netherlands, The

IV.10 Can a public prosecutor join a political party?

A public prosecutor can join a political party and can be an active member of the party. It has happened that members of the prosecution service were elected as Member of Parliament. Membership of Parliament is incompatible with the function of public prosecutor. After his election as Member of Parliament, the public prosecutor is de jure considered to be a non-active member of this prosecution service (The Incompatible National and European Parliaments’ Memberships Act, sects. 1 and 2).