The governor of the Netherlands Antilles was the representative of the

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in the

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and the head of the government of the Netherlands Antilles.

Duties

With the introduction of the

Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands The Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (in Dutch: ''Statuut voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden''; in Papiamentu: ''Statuut di Reino Hulandes'') is a legal instrument that sets out the political relationship between the four countries th ...

in 1954, the powers, obligations and responsibilities of the governor as an organ of the Kingdom of the Netherlands were regulated in the Regulations for the Governor; Article 15, paragraph 1 reads: The governor is therefore authorized, within the limits of these regulations and the instruction of the Crown, to act on behalf of the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. According to the Constitution, the governor, as a representative of the monarch, was the head of the government of the Netherlands Antilles. As the head of the government, the governor was immune. The governor exercised executive power under the responsibility of the ministers, who are responsible to the

Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles The Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles (; ), also translated as the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles, was the parliament of the Netherlands Antilles. It comprised 22 members, elected for a four-year term in three multi-seat constituencies a ...

Dissolution

On 10 October 2010 the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved. With the dissolution of the Antilles, Curaçao and Sint Maarten became constituent countries within the

, while Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba became special municipalities of the Netherlands. each constituent country within the kingdom has its own governor. Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba are represented by a ''gezaghebber''.

List of governors of Curaçao and Dependencies (1845–1954)

Before the introduction of the

in 1954, the Dutch Antilles was called

Curaçao and Dependencies The Colony of Curaçao and Dependencies ( nl, Kolonie Curaçao en onderhorigheden; pap, Kolonia di Kòrsou i dependensianan) was a Dutch colony in the Caribbean Sea from 1815 until 1828 and from 1845 until 1954. Between 1936 and 1948, the area wa ...

List of governors of the Netherlands Antilles (1954–2010)

Following the introduction of the charter, the governor position was officiated in the

Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles The Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles ( nl, Staatsregeling van de Nederlandse Antillen) was proclaimed on 29 March 1955 by Order-in-Council for the Kingdom. Its proclamation was specifically mandated by article 59(4) of the Charter for the ...

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, Antoon Arnold Marie Struycken , 1954–1956 , - , – , , Frank van der Valk , 1956–1957 , - , 2 , , , 1957–1961 , - , – , , Christiaan Winkel , 1961–1962 , - , – , , , 1962 , - , 3 , Cola Debrot, datum onbekend, Nationaal Archief, 2

Cola Debrot, datum onbekend, Nationaal Archief, 2

, Nicolaas Debrot , 1962–1970 , - , 4 , Ben Leito Nieuwe gouverneur van Nederlandse Antillen

, Bernadito M. Leito{{cite web, url=https://www.curacaohistory.com/1970-the-first-black-governor-of-curacao , title=The first Black Governor, website=Curacao History, access-date=12 February 2022 , 1970–1983 , - , 5 , , René Antonio Römer , 1983–1990 , - , 6 , Jaime Saleh (cropped)

, Jaime Mercelino Saleh , 1990–2002 , - , 7 , , Frits Martinus de los Santos Goedgedrag , 2002–2010

Gubernatorial standards

File:Flag of the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1966–1986).svg, 1966–1986 File:Flag of the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg, 1986–2010

References

External links

Homepage of the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles
Government of the Netherlands Antilles Governors of the Netherlands Antilles