The governor of Curaçao (; ) is the representative on
Curaçao
Curaçao, officially the Country of Curaçao, is a constituent island country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located in the southern Caribbean Sea (specifically the Dutch Caribbean region), about north of Venezuela.
Curaçao includ ...
of the Dutch head of state (King
Willem-Alexander). 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
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The Kingdom of the Netherlands (, ;, , ), commonly known simply as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state consisting of a collection of constituent territories united under the monarch of the Netherlands, who functions as head of state. The re ...
. 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
Estates of Curaçao
Estate or The Estate may refer to:
Law
* Estate (law), a term in common law for a person's property, entitlements and obligations
* Estates of the realm, a broad social category in the histories of certain countries.
** The Estates, representat ...
. 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 was also the governor of Curaçao. The first governor of Curaçao is
Frits Goedgedrag, who also was governor of the Netherlands Antilles before
that country's dissolution on 10 October 2010. He resigned at the end of 2012 for health reasons, after which his responsibilities were taken over by acting governor
Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede (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
Fort Amsterdam. On 4 November 2013
Lucille George-Wout was sworn in by King
Willem-Alexander as the new governor of Curaçao.
See also
* Major-General (later General)
John Studholme Hodgson, appointed governor and commander-in-chief of the Island of Curaçao by the British government (which ruled Curaçao from 1807 to 1815) in 1811.
[London Gazette, 18 March, 1811]
References
External links
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Politics of Curaçao