Etienne Ys
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Etienne Nestor Ys (born 26 February 1962) is a Netherlands Antilles politician.
Ys was born in Curaçao. He has served as Prime Minister on two occasions - from 3 June 2002 to 22 July 2003 and from 3 June 2004 to 26 March 2006. Prior to that Ys was Minister of Finance of the Netherlands Antilles from 1994–1995, and then commissioner of the island territory of Curaçao.[1]
He is a member of the centrist Partido Antia Restrukturá (Party for a Restructured Antilles), which is based on the island of Curaçao.
[edit] References
- ^ "Etienne Ys" (in Dutch). Home RUG > Home Alumni > Alumni Relations & Fundraising > Famous graduates. Groningen: University of Groningen. July 24, 2006. http://www.rug.nl/alumni/organisatie/bekendeafgestudeerden/rechten/ys. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
| Preceded by Miguel Arcangel Pourier |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Ben Komproe |
| Preceded by Mirna Louisa-Godett |
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles 2004—2006 |
Succeeded by Emily de Jongh-Elhage |
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