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The minister plenipotentiary of the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch : Gevolmachtigd Minister van de Nederlandse Antillen) represented the constituent country of the Netherlands Antilles in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [1] The minister plenipotentiary at the 2010 dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles was Marcel van der Plank. [2] The minister plenipotentiary and his cabinet were seated in the "Antillenhuis" (Antilles House) in The Hague. [3]
The following table lists the ministers plenipotentiary of Netherlands Antilles that have been in office until its dissolution.
Name | Period | Party | ref |
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Wem Lampe | 1 August 1955–1 January 1967 | Aruban Patriotic Party | [4] [5] |
Efraïn Jonckheer | 1968–1971 | Democratic Party | [6] |
Boy Rozendal | 1971–1975 | Democratic Party | [7] |
Eldred Maduro | 1 December 1975–1 December 1978 | Independent | [8] |
Ronald Casseres | 18 December 1979–1 October 1982 | Partido MAN | [9] |
Richard Pieternella | 1 October 1982–12 November 1982 | Union Reformista Antillano | [10] |
Marco Jesus de Castro | 12 November 1982–1 October 1984 | Partido MAN | [11] |
Gualberto Hernandez | 1 October 1984–7 June 1988 | Democratic Party | [12] |
Edsel Jesurun | 8 June 1988–30 March 1994 | Union Reformista Antillano | [13] |
Carel de Haseth | 30 March 1994–1 July 1998 | Real Alternative Party | [14] |
Dito Mendes de Gouveia | 1 July 1998–1 January 2000 | Independent | [15] |
Carel de Haseth | 1 January 2000–22 July 2003 | Real Alternative Party | [14] |
Maurice Adriaens | 22 July 2003–3 June 2004 | Workers' Liberation Front | [16] |
Carel de Haseth | 3 June 2004–23 July 2004 | Real Alternative Party | [14] |
Paul Comenencia | 23 July 2004–4 July 2009 | Real Alternative Party | [17] |
Marcel van der Plank | 4 July 2009–10 October 2010 | Real Alternative Party | [18] |
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