With the appointment by the (Kingdom) Council of Ministers, Mr. Hoogervorst will become the new chairperson of the Cft Curaçao and Sint Maarten, the College Aruba Financial Supervision, and the Cft Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba as of February 1, 2026.
Hans Hoogervorst has been a member of the three colleges representing the Netherlands since 2022. He served as state secretary and minister in several Dutch cabinets. After his political career, he was chairman of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets and the International Accounting Standards Board.
State Secretary Van Marum of the Ministry of Interior and Kingdom Relations: “Mr. Hoogervorst has already built a strong track record as a member within the Financial Supervision Colleges. He is an excellent successor to Ms. Ongering, who has fulfilled this role with great expertise since February 2023. Healthy public finances are the foundation for making investments that should lead to a better life for the inhabitants of all the islands. On behalf of the (Kingdom) Council of Ministers, I thank outgoing chairperson Ms. Ongering for her great dedication and commitment to the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom.”
The Financial Supervision Colleges are independent and oversee the soundness of public finances of the countries Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba, as well as the public bodies Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba. The Colleges have a signaling and advisory role.
