Editing Oath of office (section)

==Netherlands==

===King===
As set out by the Swearing-in and Investiture Act, the oath of office for the [[Monarchy of the Netherlands|monarch of the Netherlands]], which in accordance with Article 32 of the [[Constitution of the Netherlands|Constitution]] is to be declared as soon as possible after the King or Queen takes office in a public united meeting of the [[States General of the Netherlands|States General]] in the capital of [[Amsterdam]], is as follows:
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I swear (affirm) to the peoples of the Kingdom that I will always observe and uphold the [[Statute for the Kingdom of the Netherlands|Statute for the Kingdom]] and the Constitution.
I swear (affirm) that I will defend and preserve, with all My power, the independence and territory of the Kingdom; that I will protect the freedom and the rights of all Dutchmen and all residents, and will employ for the maintenance and promotion of the welfare, all the means which the laws place at My disposal, as a good and true King should do.
So help me, God Almighty!
(This I affirm!)<ref name="Wetten">[http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005431 Wet beëdiging en inhuldiging van de Koning (Swearing-in and Investiture of the King act)] wetten.overheid.nl</ref></poem>}}

After this declaration the chairman of the States General, in the name of the States General, the States of the [[Netherlands Antilles]] and the States of [[Aruba]], pronounces the following solemn declaration:

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We receive you and do homage to you as King in the name of the peoples of the Kingdom and by virtue of the Statute for the Kingdom and the Constitution; we swear (affirm) that we will uphold your inviolability and the rights of your crown.
We swear (affirm) that we will do everything that good and true States General, States of Aruba, States of Curaçao and States of Saint Martin should do.
So help us, God Almighty!
(This we affirm!)<ref name="Wetten"/></poem>}}

The declaration shall then be sworn or confirmed by each of the members individually.

===Ministers, state secretaries and members of Parliament===
The oath of office for ministers and state secretaries, which shall be administered by the King, and for members of Parliament is as follows:
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I swear (or declare) that in order to be appointed minister / state secretary / member of the States General, I have not promised or given, directly or indirectly, any gifts or presents to any person under whatsoever name or pretext.
I swear (or declare and affirm) that in order to do or refrain from doing anything whatsoever in this office, I have not accepted and will not accept, directly or indirectly, any promises or presents from anyone whomsoever.
I swear (or affirm) allegiance to the King, to the Statute for the Kingdom and to the Constitution.
I swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully perform all the duties which the office lays upon me.
So help me, God Almighty! (or, This I declare and affirm!)<ref>[http://wetten.overheid.nl/BWBR0005430 Wet beëdiging ministers en leden Staten-Generaal (Swearing-in of ministers and members of the States General act)] wetten.overheid.nl</ref></poem>}}

===Civil servants===
The oath of office for civil servants is as follows:
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I swear (or affirm) allegiance to the King and that I will respect the Constitution and all other laws of our country;
I swear (or declare) that in relation to my appointment, I have not provided, directly or indirectly, any false information whatsoever;
I swear (or declare) that in relation to my appointment, I have not given or promised and will not give or promise anything to any person whatsoever;
I swear (or declare) that in relation to my appointment, I have not accepted or promised and will not accept or promise any gifts or presents whatsoever;
I swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully perform all the duties which the office lays upon me and that I keep secret everything which, in relation to my office, is told me confidentially or in which I should see the confidential character, to others than whom I obliged to inform by virtue of my office;
I swear (or affirm) that I will behave as a good civil servant should do, that I will be careful, honest and reliable and that I will do nothing that harms the prestige of the office.
So help me God Almighty! (or, This I declare and affirm!){{citation needed|date=October 2010}}</poem>}}