| Jeanette Semeleer | |
| Office: | 8th President of the Central Bank of Aruba |
| Term Start: | 2008 |
| Predecessor: | Hassanali Mehran |
| Alma Mater: | University of Toledo |
| Premier: | Nelson Oduber (2004-2009) Mike Eman (2009-2017) Evelyn Wever-Croes (2017–present) |
Jeanette Semeleer is an Aruban economist who has been the president of the Central Bank of Aruba since 2008.[1]
As president of the bank, Semeleer oversaw a seven-year enterprise to redesign the Aruban florin banknotes in partnership with Crane Currency. The new banknotes, first issued in 2019, are decorated with the indigenous plants and animals of Aruba.[2] [3] The International Bank Note Society designated the new 100 florin as the "Banknote of the Year for 2019".[4] [5]
Semeleer joined the CBA in 1990, eventually leading several of its departments and becoming a member of its board in 2000. Before the CBA, she served as an advisor for Aruba's Department of Economic Affairs as well as the Department of Foreign Relations. She is a 1984 graduate of the University of Toledo, where she studied economics.[6]