# Governor of the Netherlands Antilles

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 represents the Government of the Kingdom and guards the general interest of the Kingdom in accordance with the provisions and regulations and with due observance of changes to be indicated by or pursuant to Royal Decrees. He was accountable to the Government of the Kingdom.
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.
| No. | Image | Name | Term of Service |
| 1 | | Rutgers Hermanus Esser | 1845–1848 |
| 2 | | Isaäc Johannes Rammelman Elsevier [nl] | 1848–1854 |
| 3 | | Jacob Bennebroek Gravenhorst | 1854–1856 |
| 4 | | Reinhart Frans van Lansberge [nl] | 1856–1859 |
| 5 | | Johannes Didericus Crol [nl] | 1859–1866 |
| 6 | | Abraham Matthieu de Rouville | 1866–1870 |
| 7 | | Herman François Gerardus Wagner | 1871–1877 |
| 8 | | Hendrik Bernardus Kip | 1877–1880 |
| 9 | | Johannes Herbert August Willem van Heerdt tot Eversberg | 1880–1882 |
| 10 | | Nicolaas van den Brandhof | 1882–1890 |
| 11 | | Charles Augustine Henry Barge [nl] | 1890–1901 |
| – | | Theodorus Isaak Andreas Nuyens | 1901 |
| 12 | | Jan Olphert de Jong van Beek en Donk [nl] | 1901–1909 |
| – | | John Brown Gorsira | 1909 |
| 13 | | Theodorus Isaak Andreas Nuyens | 1909–1919 |
| 14 | | Oscar Louis Helfrich | 1919–1921 |
| – | | John Brown Gorsira | 1921 |
| 15 | | Nicolaas Johannes Laurentius Brantjes [nl] | 1921–1928 |
| – | | Marius van Dijk | 1928–1929 |
| – | | Leonard Albert Fruytier [nl] | 1929 |
| 16 | | Herman Bernard Cornelis Schotborgh | 1929–1930 |
| 17 | | Bartholomaeus Wouther Theodorus van Slobbe [nl] | 1930–1936 |
| – | [ | Frans Adriaan Jas | 1936 |
| 18 | | Gielliam Johannes Josephus Wouters | 1936–1942 |
| 19 | | Petrus Albertus Kasteel | 1942–1948 |
| – | | Cornelius Süthoff | 1948 |
| 20 | | Leonard Antoon Hubert Peters [nl] | 1948–1951 |
| 21 | | Antoon Arnold Marie Struycken | 1951–1954 |

## 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
| No. | Name | Term of Service |
| 1 | Antoon Arnold Marie Struycken | 1954–1956 |
| – | Frank van der Valk | 1956–1957 |
| 2 | Antonius Speekenbrink [nl] | 1957–1961 |
| – | Christiaan Winkel | 1961–1962 |
| – | Aldert van Bruggen [nl] | 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

* 1966–1986
* 1986–2010