Island territories of the Netherlands Antilles

The island territories of the Netherlands Antilles () were the top-level administrative subdivisions of the Netherlands Antilles. The government of each island territory consisted of three major parts:

• The island council () – the local parliament, elected every four years.
• The executive council () – the executive board of the island territory, comparable to the Dutch provincial executive and municipal executive.
• The lieutenant governor () – chair of the island council and executive council, appointed by the Crown for a six-year term.

List of island territories

See also

• Islands Regulation of the Netherlands Antilles
• Caribbean Netherlands
• Dutch Caribbean

References