Former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Antilles Frank Mingo (68) passed away at a hospital in Medellin, Colombia.

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Supervisory Board, Management Team and Staff of Port St. Maarten expresses deepest condolences on the Passing of Frank Mingo, father of CEO Mark Mingo

PORT ST. MAARTEN – The Supervisory Board of Directors, Management Team and Staff of Port St. Maarten, expresses their deepest condolences to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Mingo and the Mingo family on the passing of his father Mr. Frank Mingo.

Frank Mingo (68) passed away at 11.50pm on Friday night, August 14, 2015 at a hospital in Medellin, Colombia.

Mingo was a former Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Antilles from 1999 to late 2000.  He also served as a Senator in the former Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles.

Mingo was also a well-known businessman in the Sint Maarten community in the LPG cooking gas field as well as a real estate developer.

Born in Aruba on February 2, 1947, and raised in Sint Maarten, Frank Mingo attended school in Aruba and continued to the Netherlands to further his studies.  Frank Mingo returned to Sint Maarten where he got involved in business, education and politics.  Mingo was an educator at the Milton Peters College (MPC).

Besides his son at Port St. Maarten, Mr. Mingo leaves to mourn Brian Mingo, Chief Operations Officer at the TelEm Group of Companies and daughter Civil Law Notary Marlene Mingo.

Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.

PHOTO CUTLINE: Former Minister of Finance Hon. Frank Mingo.