Politics of Curaçao
Encyclopedia
The politics of Curaçao
, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary
representative democratic
country
, whereby the prime minister
is the head of government
, and of a multi-party system
. Executive power
is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government
and parliament. The judiciary
is independent of the executive and the legislature. Curaçao
has full autonomy on most matters, with the exceptions summed up in the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
under the title "Kingdom affairs". The Constitution of Curaçao
was ratified in September 2010, and entered into force on 10 October 2010.
heads a Cabinet. The governor of Curaçao
is appointed for a six-year term by the monarch, and the prime minister and deputy prime minister are elected by the Staten for four-year terms.
|Queen
|Beatrix
|
|30 April 1980
|-
|Governor
|Frits Goedgedrag
|
|10 October 2010
|}
The first Cabinet of Curaçao, installed on 10 October 2010, is as follows:
|Prime Minister
|Gerrit Schotte
|MFK
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Finance
|George Jamaloodin
|MFK
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Justice
|Elmer Wilsoe
|PS
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Economic Affairs
|Nasser Hakim
|MFK
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Health, Environment, and Nature
|Jacinta Constancia
|MFK
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Education
|René Rosalia
|PS
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Administration and Planning
|Norman Girigorie
|PS
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Infrastructure
|Charles Cooper
|MAN
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Social Development
|Hensley Koeiman
|MAN
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao
|Sheldry Osepa
|MFK
|10 October 2010
|}
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in Western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom—Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten—are referred to as "countries", and participate on a basis of equality...
, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary
Parliamentary system
A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
representative democratic
Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
country
Country
A country is a region legally identified as a distinct entity in political geography. A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state, as a non-sovereign or formerly sovereign political division, or a geographic region associated with a previously...
, whereby the prime minister
Prime Minister of Curaçao
The Prime Minister of Curaçao became the head of government of Curaçao after the Netherlands Antilles had been dissolved on 10 October 2010. The Prime Minister, together with the his Council of Ministers and the Governor of Curaçao form the executive branch of the government of Curaçao...
is the head of government
Head of government
Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
, and of a multi-party system
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
. Executive power
Executive Power
Executive Power is Vince Flynn's fifth novel, and the fourth to feature Mitch Rapp, an American agent that works for the CIA as an operative for a covert counter terrorism unit called the "Orion Team."-Plot summary:...
is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
and parliament. The judiciary
Judiciary
The judiciary is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state. The judiciary also provides a mechanism for the resolution of disputes...
is independent of the executive and the legislature. Curaçao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
has full autonomy on most matters, with the exceptions summed up in the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands describes the political relationship between the four different countries which form the Kingdom of the Netherlands: Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten in the Caribbean and the Netherlands in Europe...
under the title "Kingdom affairs". The Constitution of Curaçao
Constitution of Curaçao
The Constitution of Curaçao was adopted by a 15 to 6 vote majority in the island council of Curaçao on 5 September 2010. In the initial vote on the constitution in July, the two-thirds majority required was not reached, after which new elections were held on 27 August...
was ratified in September 2010, and entered into force on 10 October 2010.
Executive power
Executive power rests with a governor, and a prime ministerPrime Minister of Curaçao
The Prime Minister of Curaçao became the head of government of Curaçao after the Netherlands Antilles had been dissolved on 10 October 2010. The Prime Minister, together with the his Council of Ministers and the Governor of Curaçao form the executive branch of the government of Curaçao...
heads a Cabinet. The governor of Curaçao
Governor of Curaçao
The Governor of Curaçao is the representative on Curaçao of the Dutch head of state . The governor's duties are twofold: he represents and guards the general interests of the Kingdom and is head of the government of Curaçao. He is accountable to the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. As...
is appointed for a six-year term by the monarch, and the prime minister and deputy prime minister are elected by the Staten for four-year terms.
|Queen
|Beatrix
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...
|
|30 April 1980
|-
|Governor
Governor of Curaçao
The Governor of Curaçao is the representative on Curaçao of the Dutch head of state . The governor's duties are twofold: he represents and guards the general interests of the Kingdom and is head of the government of Curaçao. He is accountable to the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. As...
|Frits Goedgedrag
Frits Goedgedrag
Frits M. de los Santos Goedgedrag is the current and first Governor of Curaçao. From 1 July 2002 to 9 October 2010, Goedgedrag was the Governor of the Netherlands Antilles. From 1992 to 1998, he was Administrator of Bonaire....
|
|10 October 2010
|}
The first Cabinet of Curaçao, installed on 10 October 2010, is as follows:
|Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Curaçao
The Prime Minister of Curaçao became the head of government of Curaçao after the Netherlands Antilles had been dissolved on 10 October 2010. The Prime Minister, together with the his Council of Ministers and the Governor of Curaçao form the executive branch of the government of Curaçao...
|Gerrit Schotte
Gerrit Schotte
Gerrit Fransisco Schotte is a politician from Curaçao, and the current leader of the Movementu Futuro Kòrsou . In the Curaçao general election of August 27, 2010, the MFK became the second largest party with 5 seats in the Island Council. MFK formed an island government together with Pueblo...
|MFK
Movementu Futuro Kòrsou
The Movementu Futuro Korsou is a political party in Curaçao, founded by Gerrit Schotte in 2010. The party became the second largest party in the island council of Curaçao after the general election of 27 August 2010, winning 5 out of 21 available seats.http://www.mfk.an...
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Finance
|George Jamaloodin
|MFK
Movementu Futuro Kòrsou
The Movementu Futuro Korsou is a political party in Curaçao, founded by Gerrit Schotte in 2010. The party became the second largest party in the island council of Curaçao after the general election of 27 August 2010, winning 5 out of 21 available seats.http://www.mfk.an...
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Justice
|Elmer Wilsoe
|PS
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Economic Affairs
|Nasser Hakim
|MFK
Movementu Futuro Kòrsou
The Movementu Futuro Korsou is a political party in Curaçao, founded by Gerrit Schotte in 2010. The party became the second largest party in the island council of Curaçao after the general election of 27 August 2010, winning 5 out of 21 available seats.http://www.mfk.an...
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Health, Environment, and Nature
|Jacinta Constancia
|MFK
Movementu Futuro Kòrsou
The Movementu Futuro Korsou is a political party in Curaçao, founded by Gerrit Schotte in 2010. The party became the second largest party in the island council of Curaçao after the general election of 27 August 2010, winning 5 out of 21 available seats.http://www.mfk.an...
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Education
|René Rosalia
|PS
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Administration and Planning
|Norman Girigorie
|PS
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Infrastructure
|Charles Cooper
Charles Cooper
Charles Cooper may refer to:* Tarzan Cooper , basketball player for New York Renaissance* Charles Cooper , television and movie actor* Charles Cooper , first Chief Justice of South Australia, 1856–1861...
|MAN
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister of Social Development
|Hensley Koeiman
|MAN
|10 October 2010
|-
|Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao
Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao
The Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao represents the constituent country of Curaçao in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao is Sheldry Osepa...
|Sheldry Osepa
Sheldry Osepa
Sheldry P. Osepa is an politician and lawyer from Curaçao who currently holds the office of Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao. Before this, Osepa was Commissioner of Constitutional Affairs in the island government of Curaçao...
|MFK
Movementu Futuro Kòrsou
The Movementu Futuro Korsou is a political party in Curaçao, founded by Gerrit Schotte in 2010. The party became the second largest party in the island council of Curaçao after the general election of 27 August 2010, winning 5 out of 21 available seats.http://www.mfk.an...
|10 October 2010
|}