Hensley Koeiman
Hensley Koeiman | |
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6th Prime Minister of Curaçao Designate | |
Assuming office November 2016 | |
Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
Governor | Lucille George-Wout |
Succeeding | Ben Whiteman |
Minister of Social Affairs, Employment and Welfare | |
In office 10 October 2010 – 29 September 2012 | |
Prime Minister | Gerrit Schotte |
Preceded by | post created |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 May 1956 |
Political party | Partido MAN |
Hensley Felix Koeiman (born 21 May 1956) is a Curaçaoan politician of the Partido MAN. He was Minister of Social Affairs, Employment and Welfare in the Gerrit Schotte cabinet (October 2010 – September 2012). He has served in the Estates of Curaçao since the Curaçao general election, 2012.[2][3]
Career
Koeiman was born in Wacawa, Banda Bou, Curaçao, on 21 May 1956. He went to the Netherlands to study architectural engineering in at the Hogere technische school in Tilburg.[1] Koeiman worked as a teacher of architectural engineering at a Middelbare technische school . He was also head of the country building service of the Netherlands Antilles as well as head of the facilitary services of the Bank of the Netherlands Antilles.[1]
From 2007 until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, Koeiman was member of the island council of Curaçao.[1] He was number five of the candidate list for the Curaçao general election, 2010.[4]
On 1 June 2013 Koeiman was elected Partido MAN party leader and succeeded Charles Cooper.[5][6]
Koeiman was lijsttrekker for the Partido MAN for the Curaçao general election, 2016. His party won the most votes, resulting in four seats in the Estates.[7] Koeiman stated he was ready to take a role in government.[8]
Personal life
Koeiman has been married since 1989, he had been divorced. He has six children.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "De K's van Koeiman" (in Dutch). Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Hensley F. Koeiman" (in Dutch). Estates of Curaçao. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Nieuwe Staten aangetreden" (in Dutch). GoCuraçao. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Lijsten van kandidaten" (PDF) (in Dutch). Edson Evertz. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Hensley Koeiman leidt partido MAN" (in Dutch). qracao.com. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Koeiman nieuwe leider MAN" (in Dutch). Antilliaans Dagblad. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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(help) - ^ "Sociaal-democraten verslaan Schotte op Curaçao" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Koeiman says ready to govern Curaçao". The Daily Herald. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.