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Parliament of Curaçao

Staten van Curaçao
2nd Curaçaoan Parliament
Type
Type
History
FoundedOctober 10, 2010 (2010-10-10)
Leadership
Speaker
Marcolino Franco
Structure
Seats21
Estates political groups
  •   PS (5)
  •   MFK (5)
  •   PAIS (3)
  •   PAR (2)
  •   MAN (2)
  •   PNP (1)
  •   Independents (3)
Elections
Proportional Voting
Last Estates election
19 October 2012
Motto
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Website
www.parlamento.cw

The Parliament of Curaçao (Dutch: Staten van Curaçao) consist of 21 members, each elected for a four year term in a general election. The first Parliament was installed on 10 October 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, and consisted of the members of the island council elected on 27 August 2010.

The chairman of the Parliament was Ivar Asjes (Pueblo Soberano), while Amerigo Thodé (Movementu Futuro Korsou) was the vice chairman.[1]

Speakers

The chairman of the Parliament is one of their members. A list of chairmen is shown below:

Speaker Vice Speaker Period
Ivar Asjes (PS) Amerigó Thodé (MFK) 2010–2012[2]
Dean Rozier (Independent, former MFK) Anthony Godett [nl] (FOL) 2012[2]
Amerigó Thodé (MFK) Jaime Córdoba (PS) 2012[3]
Marcolino Franco (PAIS) Jaime Córdoba (PS) 2012–2015[4]
Marcolino Franco (PAIS) Humphrey Davelaar (PNP) 2015–[4]

2016 general election

Template:Curaçao general election, 2016

References

  1. ^ RNW.nl - Nieuwe gouverneurs en regeringen beëdigd
  2. ^ a b "New Majority votes Asjes out". Today SXM. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Nieuwe Staten begonnen" (PDF). Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Davelaar Elected As Vice President Of Parliament". Curaçao Chronicle. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.