Editing Excellency (section)

=== The Netherlands ===
Members of the [[cabinet of the Netherlands]] ([[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|prime minister]], [[Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands|deputy prime minister(s)]], other [[Ministries of the Netherlands|ministers]], and [[Undersecretary#Netherlands|state secretaries]]), but also honorary [[Minister of State (Netherlands)|ministers of state]], are entitled to the style of "His/Her Excellency".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://taaladvies.net/titels-en-titulatuur-in-nederland-algemeen/ |title=Titels en titulatuur in Nederland (algemeen) |date=12 May 2021 |trans-title=Titles in The Netherlands |publisher=taaladvies.net |access-date= 18 April 2024}}</ref>

The style is also used for the executive officers of the Dutch royal court (great officers of the Royal House, [[hofmarschall]], [[equerries]]), governors of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands#Constituent countries|constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands]] ([[Governor of Aruba|Aruba]], [[Governor of Curaçao|Curaçao]], and [[Governor of Sint Maarten|Sint Maarten]]), ambassadors (both foreign ambassadors in the Netherlands and Dutch ambassadors to other countries), judges of the [[International Court of Justice]], and [[flag-officer|flag-]] and [[general officer]]s of three-star rank and above ([[general]]s, [[lieutenant-general]]s, [[lieutenant-admiral]]s, and [[vice-admiral]]s).

Moreover, within the [[Catholic Church in the Netherlands]], the ([[archbishop|arch-]])[[bishop]]s and [[Nuncio|(pro-)nuntia]] are referred to as "His Most Reverend Excellency" (i.e. in Dutch as ''Zijne Hoogwaardige Excellentie'').