Irene Dick (born 28 November 1949) is a Curaçaoan politician. A member of the

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, she was Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport from 23 December 2013 until 23 December 2016. Dick replaced

Ivar Asjes Ivar Onno Odwin Asjes (born 16 September 1970 in Rotterdam) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of Curaçao from 7 June 2013 to 31 August 2015. He resigned after losing a vote of no-confidence. before becoming prime mini ...

, who held the office while concurrently Prime Minister since the resignation of Rubia Bitorina.

Career

Dick was born on 28 November 1949 in

Willemstad Willemstad ( , ; ; en, William I of the Netherlands, William Town, italic=yes) is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdo ...

. Before her term as Minister she had a career in education and was director of the Fundashon Material pa Skol (FMS). In June 2015 Dick faced criticism from high school students and their parents after raising the possibility to deviate Curaçaoan exam standards from those in the Netherlands. Dick later retracted a letter she had sent to school boards and argued for a national dialogue on education. After the resignation of Asjes, Dick stayed on as Minister during the first two cabinets of

Ben Whiteman Bernard "Ben" Denzil Whiteman (born 20 August 1954) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Curaçao from September 2015 to December 2016. He succeeded Ivar Asjes after Asjes resigned after he lost the confidence of his ...

. Dick was replaced by

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in the

Hensley Koeiman Hensley Felix Koeiman (born 21 May 1956) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of Curaçao between 23 December 2016 and 24 March 2017. A member of the Partido MAN, he was Minister of Social Affairs, Employment and Welfare ...

cabinet which was installed on 23 December 2016.

References

1949 births Living people Government ministers of Curaçao People from Willemstad Sovereign People politicians 21st-century Dutch women politicians 21st-century Dutch politicians Women government ministers of Curaçao {{Caribbean-politician-stub