News item | 31-10-2025 | 2:50 PM
The Kingdom Council of Ministers and the Council of Ministers have approved the appointment of Hans Hoogervorst as chairman of the 3 Boards of financial supervision. Mr Hoogervorst succeeds Lidewijde Ongering, who will step down as chairman on February 1, 2026.
With the appointment by the (National) Council of Ministers, Mr. Hoogervorst will become the new chairman of the Financial Supervision Board Curaçao and Sint Maarten, the Aruba Financial Supervision Board and the Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba Financial Supervision Board as of February 1, 2026.
Hans Hoogervorst has been a member of the three colleges on behalf of the Netherlands since 2022. He was State Secretary and Minister in several Dutch cabinets. After his political career, he was chairman of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets International Accounting Standards Board.
State Secretary Van Marum of the Interior and Kingdom Relations: “Mr. Hoogervorst has already built up a solid track record as a member within the Financial Supervision Boards. He is an excellent successor to Ms. Ongering, who has fulfilled this position with great expertise since February 2023. Sound public finances are the basis for making investments that should lead to a better life for the residents of all islands. On behalf of the (National) Council of Ministers, I would like to thank outgoing chairman Ms. Ongering for her great involvement and commitment to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.”
The Financial Supervision Boards are independent and monitor the soundness of the public finances of the countries Curaçao, Sint Maarten and Aruba and of the public bodies Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. The colleges have an signaling and advisory role.