The governor of the Netherlands Antilles was the representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Netherlands Antilles and the head of the government of the Netherlands Antilles.
Duties With the introduction of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands 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.
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 Kingdom of the Netherlands, 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 Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1954, the Dutch Antilles was called Curaçao and Dependencies. +ImageNameTerm of Service1Rutgers Hermanus Esser1845–184821848–18543Jacob Bennebroek Gravenhorst1854–185641856–185951859–18666Abraham Matthieu de Rouville1866–18707Herman François Gerardus Wagner1871–1877 8Hendrik Bernardus Kip1877–1880 9Johannes Herbert August Willem van Heerdt tot Eversberg1880–188210Nicolaas van den Brandhof1882–1890111890–1901–Theodorus Isaak Andreas Nuyens1901121901–1909–John Brown Gorsira190913Theodorus Isaak Andreas Nuyens1909–1919 14Oscar Louis Helfrich1919–1921–John Brown Gorsira1921151921–1928 –Marius van Dijk1928–1929 –1929 16Herman Bernard Cornelis Schotborgh1929–1930171930–1936–[Frans Adriaan Jas193618Gielliam Johannes Josephus Wouters1936–194219Petrus Albertus Kasteel1942–1948–Cornelius Süthoff1948201948–195121Antoon Arnold Marie Struycken1951–1954
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 + Image Name Term of Service 1 Antoon Arnold Marie Struycken 1954–1956 – Frank van der Valk 1956–1957 2 1957–1961 – Christiaan Winkel 1961–1962 – 1962 3 Nicolaas Debrot 1962–1970 4 Bernadito M. Leito 1970–1983 5 René Antonio Römer 1983–1990 6 Jaime Mercelino Saleh 1990–2002 7 Frits Martinus de los Santos Goedgedrag 2002–2010
Gubernatorial standards
See also Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles
References
External links Homepage of the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles