Parliament of Curaçao

The Parliament of Curaçao (Papiamento: Parlamento di Kòrsou, 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.

Parliament of Curaçao

Parlamento di Kòrsou
3rd Curaçaoan Parliament
Type
Type
History
Founded10 October 2010 (2010-10-10)
Leadership
Monarch
Speaker
Ana-Maria Pauletta (PAR)[1]
Structure
Seats21
Political groups
Majority (11)
  •   PAR (6)
  •   MAN (5)

Minority(10)

  •  

MFK (5)

  •   KdNT (2)
  •   PS (1)
  •   MP (1)
  •  
Independent (1)
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
28 April 2017
Motto
Latin: cum lege libertas
Website
www.parlamento.cw

The first chairman of the Parliament was Ivar Asjes (Pueblo Soberano), while Amerigo Thodé (Movementu Futuro Korsou) was the vice chairman.[2]

Speakers

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

SpeakerVice SpeakerPeriod
Ivar Asjes (PS)Amerigo Thodé (MFK)2010–2012[3]
Dean Rozier (Independent, former MFK)Anthony Godett (FOL)2012[3]
Amerigo Thodé (MFK)Jaime Córdoba (PS)2012[4]
Marcolino Franco (PAIS)2012–2015[5]
Humphrey Davelaar (PNP)2015–2016[5]
Humphrey Davelaar (PNP)Jaime Córdoba (PS)2016–2017[6]
Giselle McWilliam (MAN)Marilyn Alcalá-Wallé (PAR)2017[7]
Gilmar Pisas (MFK)Norberto Ribeiro (KdnT)2017[8]
Amerigo Thodé (MFK)Eduard Braam2017[9]
William Millerson (PAR)Giselle McWilliam (Partido MAN)11 May 2017–3 June 2020[10][1]
Ana-Maria Pauletta (PAR)3 June 2020–present[1]


2017 general election
Main article: Curaçao general election, 2017

 Summary of the 28 April 2017 Curaçaoan parliamentary election results
Party Lijsttrekker Votes % +/− Seats +/−
Real Alternative PartyPAREugene Rhuggenaath18,36823.3+8.26+2
MAN PartyMANHensley Koeiman16,07020.4+4.25+1
Movement for the Future of CuraçaoMFKGerrit Schotte15,70619.9+4.05+1
Curaçao of Us AllKdNTAmparo dos Santos7,4399.4−1.02−1
National Innovation PartyPINSuzy Camelia-Römer4,2005.3New1+1
Sovereign PeoplePSJaime Córdoba4,0285.1−1.61−1
Progressive MovementMPMarilyn Moses3,8804.9−0.41–
A Just CuraçaoUKHOmayra Leeflang3,2064.1−2.00−1
National People's PartyPNPHumphrey Davelaar3,0993.9−4.90−2
The Cause FirstMKPRené Rosalia1,9752.5+0.10–
Workers' Liberation Front / New Alliance PartyFOL-PANAmado Rojer8591.1New0–
Total valid votes78,83010021
Blank & invalid votes1,138
Total79,968
Registered voters & turnout120,43066.40
Source: Supreme Electoral Council of Curaçao

References
  1. "Pauletta wordt nieuwe statenvoorzitter". Curacao.nu. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. RNW.nl - Nieuwe gouverneurs en regeringen beëdigd
  3. "New Majority votes Asjes out". Today SXM. 11 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  4. "Nieuwe Staten begonnen" (PDF). Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch). 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
  5. "Davelaar Elected As Vice President Of Parliament". Curaçao Chronicle. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  6. "Davelaar nieuwe voorzitter". Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 November 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  7. "Giselle McWilliam New President Of Parliament". Curaçao Chronicle. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. "Gilmar Pisas Is Now Officially The New President Of Parliament". Curaçao Chronicle. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. "Amerigo Thode Is New President Of Parliament" (in Dutch). Curaçao Chronicle. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. "William Millerson is nieuwe Statenvoorzitter" (in Dutch). Curaçao nieuws. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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