<![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Parliament Secretariat is device area that has the task of providing administrative serv ices to  the Parliament, so that the performance of the secretariat of the council will also determine the  success of the implementation of Council functions. This research is to answer the question " how  the performance of the North Sulawesi Provincial Parliament Secretariat in supporting the  implementation of the functions of Parliament.  Research using qualitative methods. In this case the performance indicators used are  effectiveness , efficiency , responsiveness , and accountability . Informants in this study were  drawn from officials and employees of the secretariat of Parliament and the leadership of  Parliament and North Sulawesi. Collecting data with interview techniques ; while the analysis of  data using interactive model analysis techniques of Miles and Hubernann .  The results showed : (1) the level of effectiveness is quite nice views of the successful  implementation of programs and activities that have been set, and the level of achievement of the  target outcomes; (2) the level of efficiency is quite good views of the use of the budget and the  utilization of human potential employees. (3) the level of responsiveness pretty good views of the  adjustability of programs and activities adopted by the council needs, the level of capacity to deal  with the increased volume of work, and the level of ability to cope with problems or obstacles that  arise in the implementation of tasks. (4) the level of accountability pretty good views of a system of  accountability that do good to the chairman of the board, to the leadership of the provincial  government, and public.  Based on the conclusions of the research results it is suggested to improve the performance  of the Provincial Parliament Secretariat North Sulawei  by doing things: (1) increase the  competence  of  human  resources  through  education  and  training  of  employees  technically  functional; (2) Improve the work motivation of employees by provid ing adequate incentives ; and  (3) improving coordination among organizational units and coordination with Parliament .  Keywords : performance , functions of Parliament]]>
