tre cht ▁is ▁the ▁smallest ▁in ▁land ▁area ▁at ▁. ▁In ▁total ▁about ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁were ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁provincial ▁administr ations ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁provinces ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁are ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Provin ces ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁( IP O ). ▁This ▁organisation ▁prom otes ▁the ▁common ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁provinces ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁The ▁H ague . ▁ ▁Polit ics ▁and ▁govern ance ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁each ▁province ▁consists ▁of ▁three ▁major ▁parts : ▁ ▁The ▁States - Pro vin cial ▁() ▁is ▁the ▁provincial ▁parliament ▁elected ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁members ▁var ies ▁between ▁ 3 9 ▁and ▁ 5 5 ▁( Since ▁ 2 0 1 5 ), ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁Being ▁a ▁member ▁is ▁a ▁part - time ▁job . ▁The ▁main ▁task ▁of ▁the ▁States - Pro vin cial ▁is ▁to ▁scr ut in ise ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁provincial ▁government . ▁The ▁Provin cial - Exec utive ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁college ▁supported ▁by ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁States - Pro vin cial ▁charged ▁with ▁most ▁executive ▁tasks . ▁Each ▁province ▁has ▁between ▁three ▁and ▁seven ▁deput ies , ▁each ▁having ▁their ▁own ▁port folio . ▁The ▁task ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Executive ▁is ▁the ▁overall ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁The ▁King ' s ▁Commission er ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁single ▁person ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Crown ▁who