Minister Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands Antilles

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The Minister Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Gevolmachtigd Minister van de Nederlandse Antillen) represents the constituent country of the Netherlands Antilles in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current Minister Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands Antilles is Paul Comenencia. The Minister Plenipotentiary and his cabinet are seated in the "Antillenhuis" (Antilles House) in The Hague.

A significant difference between the Netherlands Ministers and the Ministers Plenipotentiary is that the former Ministers are accountable for their politics and policies to the Dutch parliament. The Ministers Plenipotentiary, however, are accountable to their national governments. Therefore, the Ministers Plenipotentiary usually do not resign in the event of a Dutch cabinet crisis.^[1]

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