The Prime Minister of Curaçao is the head of government of Curaçao. The post was created after the Netherlands Antilles had been dissolved on 10 October 2010 and Curaçao became a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Prime Minister, together with his Council of Ministers and the Governor of Curaçao form the executive branch of the government of Curaçao.
Cabinet Schotte Curaçao's first Prime Minister was Gerrit Schotte. His government stepped down upon losing a majority in the Estates of Curaçao, the unicameral legislature and continued to operate in a demissionary capacity, responsible for current affairs and called elections. The majority of the estates however demanded that he should be removed from his office before the elections. The motions to that effect were passed outside normal parliamentary procedure, as the president of the Estates did convene the estates before the elections.
List of prime ministers of Curaçao No. Prime Minister Term of office Party Election Cabinet Governor MonarchTook officeLeft office Length1Gerrit Schotte10 October 201029 September 2012 Movement for the Future of Curaçao(MFK)2010Schotte Frits Goedgedrag Beatrix2Stanley Betrian29 September 201231 December 2012 Independent2012Betrian3Daniel Hodge31 December 20127 June 2013Independent—Hodge Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede4Ivar Asjes7 June 201331 August 2015 Pueblo Soberano(PS)—Asjes Lucille George-Wout Willem-Alexander5Ben Whiteman31 August 201523 December 2016Pueblo Soberano(PS)—Whiteman6Hensley Koeiman23 December 201624 March 2017Partido MAN(MAN)2016Koeiman7Gilmar Pisas24 March 201729 May 2017Movement for the Future of Curaçao(MFK)2017Pisas I8Eugene Rhuggenaath29 May 201714 June 2021Real Alternative Party(PAR)—Rhuggenaath 9 Gilmar Pisas14 June 20219 June 2025 Movement for the Future of Curaçao(MFK)2021Pisas II9 June 2025Incumbent2025Pisas IIIMauritsz de Kort
Timeline This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Curaçao. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
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