De vigtigste institutioner i de hollandske provinser er Dronningens Kommissær (de Commissaris van de Koningin: den kongeligt udnævnte formand for de to andre institutioner), Provinsrådet (de Provinciale Staten: provinsens folkevalgte organ) og Deputeretkollegiet (het College van Gedeputeerde Staten: den daglige ledelse).
The most important institutions in Dutch provincial government are the royal commissioner (who heads the other two main bodies), the provincial council (the province's elected body), and the provincial executive (day-to-day management).