Ivan Steve "Steven" Martina (born 13 November 1961) is a Curaçaoan businessman and politician of the

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. He is Minister of Economic Development in the cabinet of

Eugene Rhuggenaath From the 29th of May 2017 until the 14th of June 2021, Eugene Rhuggenaath (born 4 February 1970) was the Curaçaoan 7tPrime ministerbefore Gilmar Pisas won the 2021 elections. He previously served as Minister for Economic Development in the Koei ...

since 22 May 2020 and served in the same position from 2 June 2017 to 21 February 2019. He previously served as Minister of Economic Development and vice Prime Minister in the cabinet of

Daniel Hodge Daniel Hodge (born ) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the third Prime Minister of Curaçao. He was sworn in on by Acting Governor , replacing Stanley Betrian, who led an interim government in the last months of 2012. On , Hodge lodged ...

between 31 December 2012 and 7 June 2013.

Career

Martina was born on 13 November 1961. He is the son of Don Martina, a former

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. Martina studied in the Netherlands, obtaining a Msc in Information Management at

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and subsequently a PhD in Applied Economics at

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. From 1999 to 2006 he was director at the public utility Aqualectra. Martina then became president and CEO at insurance company Fatum. Martina served as Minister of Economic Development and vice Prime Minister in the cabinet of

between 31 December 2012 and 7 June 2013. Martina was supported for the position of Minister by the

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. He was succeeded by Stanley Palm. Martina subsequently returned to his previous employer Fatum. Together with his father and brother he left the

in 2011. They returned to the party in 2016. On 16 May 2020 he took over leadership of the Partido MAN from

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 ...

. On 2 June 2017 Martina was sworn in as Minister of Economic Development in the cabinet of

. He temporarily resigned his position on 21 February 2019 after the public prosecutor marked Martina as a suspect in a case regarding the Public Integrity Law. The case related to Martina's former position as CEO of an insurance company and shares in that company and the passing of a law regarding motor vehicle insurance. Martina stated that he was not guilty of any crime and resigned to give the public prosecutor room to investigate further. In May 2019 the public prosecutor dismissed the case. The political party Kòrsou di Nos Tur appealed the decision and started legal procedures to force the public prosecutor to take up the case. On 22 October 2019 a court rejected the claim of Kòrsou di Nos Tur. In November the Partido MAN nominated Martina once again for the post of Minister of Economic Development. It was determined Martina would resume his position on 11 March 2020, with this later being postponed to 22 May 2020. On this date he took over the position again from . Martina is married and has two children.

References

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