The governor of Curaçao ( nl, gouverneur van Curaçao; pap, gobernador di Kòrsou) is the representative on

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

of the Dutch head of state (King

Willem-Alexander Willem-Alexander (; Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand; born ) is King of the Netherlands, having acceded to the throne following his mother's abdication in 2013. Willem-Alexander was born in Utrecht as the oldest child of Princess Beatri ...

). The governor's duties are twofold: representing and guarding the general interests of the Kingdom and heading the government of Curaçao. The governor is accountable to the government of the

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. As the head of the government, the governor is immune. The governor exercises the executive power under the responsibility of the ministers, who are responsible to the

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. The governor does not have political responsibilities and is not part of the cabinet. During the formation of a cabinet the governor plays an important role. The governor is appointed by the monarch for a period of six years. This period can be prolonged for one more term of six years. The governor is supported by his secretariat the cabinet of the governor, and is advised by the Council of Advice (), consisting of at least five members, appointed by the governor, who advise on the drafts of state ordinances, state decrees, kingdom acts and general administrative orders.

List of governors

On 10 October 2010 Curaçao attained the status as a separate country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands (''status aparte''). Before this date the

governor of the Netherlands Antilles The governor of the Netherlands Antilles was the representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Netherlands Antilles and the head of the government of the Netherlands Antilles. Duties With the introduction of the Charter for the Kingdom ...

was also governor for Curaçao. The first governor of Curaçao is

Frits Goedgedrag Frits M. de los Santos Goedgedrag (born 1 November 1951 in Aruba) is a Dutch Antillean politician who was the first governor of Curaçao following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. During his tenure, he oversaw the dissolution of the Ne ...

, who also was governor of the Netherlands Antilles before that country's dissolution on 10 October 2010. He resigned at the end of 2012 due to health reasons, after which his responsibilities were taken over by acting governor

Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede Adèle Pauline van der Pluijm-Vrede (born 1952) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as Acting Governor of Curaçao from October 10, 2010, to November 4, 2013. When ''then''-governor Frits Goedgedrag resigned for health reasons, Van der Pluijm-V ...

(who had taken up her office on 10 October 2010 as well). Acting Governor Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede swore in her deputy as second acting governor, N.C. Römer-Kenepa, on 24 June 2013 at

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. On 4 November 2013

Lucille George-Wout Lucille Andrea George-Wout (born 29 February 1950) is a Curaçaoan politician currently serving as the second governor of Curaçao since 4 November 2013. Political career George-Wout was a member of parliament for the Partido MAN in the Island Co ...

was sworn in by King

as the new governor of Curaçao.

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Governor of Curacao Politics of Curaçao

List of governors

See also

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