Reinier van Delden was a former Lt. Governor of the Windward Islands Administration comprising of Saba, St. Eustatius and Sint Maarten. He served from 1969 to 1975.
In the 1980s he served as Acting Lt. Governor of Sint Maarten.
The Prime Minister who is currently in New Caledonia says that Van Delden made a considerable contribution to the three islands and in particular to Sint Maarten during his tenure of public service.
"I express my sincere condolences to his love ones," Hon Prime Minister Sarah Wescot Williams said on Tuesday.
