Nina den Heyer will be appointed head of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) in the Caribbean Netherlands as of 1 December 2022. From an application and selection procedure, with candidates from both the Caribbean and European part of the Kingdom, she emerged as the best candidate.
Nina den Heyer is currently still commissioner for Society and Care of the Public Entity Bonaire. Before that, she worked from 1 September 2011 to May 2016 as deputy head of the Social Affairs and Employment Unit (SZW) in the Caribbean
Netherlands. From September 2017 to July 2018, she also did various projects for RCN, including at the Belastingdienst.
Nina den Heyer succeeds Nolly Oleana, who has held this position since 2015 and will retire at the end of this year.