Nicole L. M. Hoevertsz (born 30 May 1964) is a former synchronized swimmer from

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(formerly part of the

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). She competed in the women's duet competitions. Nicole has been a member of the International Olympic Committee since 2006 and is currently a member of the IOC Executive Board. In July 2021 she was elected as the Vice-President of the IOC. She has additionally served as the secretary-general of the Aruban Swimming Federation since 1991 and was a member of the organizing committee for the 1999 Pan American Games as well as a member of the Executive Board of the

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. She studied law at the Colegio Arubano, the University of The Netherlands Antilles (now the University of Curaçao), and

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. She served as a legal advisor to the Department of Foreign Affairs of Aruba from 1991-94 and then since 2002. She additionally served as Deputy Permanent Secretary to the

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of Aruba from 1994-96, and as legal advisor to the

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from 1997-2001. She was furthermore appointed as the Permanent Secretary to the Council of Ministers in 2009.

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1964 births Living people Aruban female swimmers Aruban synchronized swimmers International Olympic Committee members Leiden University alumni Olympic synchronized swimmers for the Netherlands Antilles Synchronized swimmers at the 1984 Summer Olympics 20th-century Dutch sportswomen {{NetherlandsAntilles-stub