List of cabinets of Curaçao

The cabinet of Curaçao consists of several ministers and is headed by a prime minister (Dutch: minister president). The incumbent Prime Minister of Curaçao is Gilmar Pisas The Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao also is part of the cabinet of Curaçao, but resides in the Netherlands. A Curaçao cabinet becomes "demissionary" upon election day, or upon resignation, and generally stays in office until a new cabinet has been formed. All members of the cabinet are sworn in by the Governor of Curaçao. As of 2021, nine cabinets had served the country, presided over by eight prime ministers.

The Pisas cabinet is the Curaçao government and comprised a coalition of the parties: Partido Movementu Futuro Kòrsou (MFK) and Partido Nashonal di Pueblo (PNP). The government is headed by incumbent Prime Minister Gilmar Pisas and was sworn in on June 14, 2021, by the Governor of Curaçao, as successor to the Cabinet Rhuggenaath.

The Rhuggenaath cabinet was the Curaçao government and comprised a coalition of the parties: Partido Alternativa Real (PAR), Partido MAN (MAN) and Partido Inovashon Nashonal (PIN). The government was headed by Eugene Rhuggenaath and was sworn in on May 29, 2017, by the Governor of Curaçao, as successor to the Cabinet Pisas.^[1] The formation of the Cabinet took one month to conclude.

On 24 March 2017 Koeiman was succeeded as prime minister by Gilmar Pisas.^[5][6]

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Shortly after the formation of the Pisas cabinet, it requested Governor Lucille George-Wout that the planned 28 April elections be cancelled.^[9][10] Pisas stated that a new majority had been formed in the Estates and that there was thus no need for new elections.^[11] This new majority of MP's started a procedure at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to allow the elections to be cancelled.^[12] The petition to the ECHR was dismissed by the court on 29 March.^[13]

A National Decree was adopted by the Estates on 27 March, calling for the cancelling or postponing of the elections. Governor George-Wout refused to sign the decree, cited it "seriously impaired legal certainty and good governance" and nominated it for destruction at the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.^[14] The Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands proposed, by use of an Algemene maatregel van rijksbestuur [nl], to task Governor George-Wout with responsibility for holding the elections. Minister of Interior and Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk stated that the "interim cabinet severely damaged the integrity of the electoral process" and asked the Council of State for an urgent advice.^[15][16] On 3 April the Council of State gave a positive advice for the proposed measures.^[17] The proposed measures were formally taken by the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands the same day.^[18] In response to the actions by the Council of Ministers Pisas stated: "the Netherlands is biased" and that the Netherlands was behind the parties opposing his coalition. He regretted the decision by the council and called it unnecessary.^[19]

On 28 April, the day of the elections, Pisas submitted the resignation of his cabinet and that of the Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao to the Governor.^[20]

Koeiman's cabinet was sworn in by Governor Lucille George-Wout on 23 December 2016.^[21][22] following the Curaçao general election, 2016. Seven members of the Estates of Curaçao joined the cabinet.^[23]

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On 12 February 2017 the Koeiman cabinet fell after Sovereign People withdrew its support in the Estates.^[24] The Sovereign People parliamentarians in their letter of withdrawal of support also announced to support a government led by the Movement for the Future of Curaçao of Gerrit Schotte.^[25] Koeiman stated that there had been pressure on his government coalition from the start.^[26] His cabinet continued as a demissionary cabinet.^[27] Koeiman announced he wished to hold new elections on 28 April 2017.^[24]

The fourth Cabinet resigned on 9 November 2015 after losing the parliamentary majority when Marilyn Moses withdrew her support.^[28] One week later Whiteman announced to have formed a new coalition, with the entry of the Party for the Restructured Antilles (PAR) to the coalition. The PAR held two seats in the Estates and was allowed to deliver the new Minister for Economy.^[29] The new cabinet entered in function on 30 November 2015.^[30]

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A fourth cabinet was sworn in on 7 June 2013, and was characterized as a "political" cabinet, set to complete the full term of parliament.^[32] The cabinet was based on a majority in the Estates of Curaçao of the parties Sovereign People (PS), Partido pa Adelanto I Inovashon Soshal (PAIS) and National People's Party (PNP), as well independent member Glenn Sulvaran (formerly PAR)^[32] Prime Minister Asjes resigned on 31 August to be succeeded by Minister of Health, Ben Whiteman, on 2 September 2015, pending the search (and screening) of a new prime minister. On 29 October 2015 it was announced Whiteman would stay on until the 2016 elections.^[33]

The third cabinet was termed a "task cabinet" and coalition of PAIS, PS, PNP and independent member Glenn Sulvaran. It was planned to be in office for 3 to 6 months and resigned on 27 March 2013 continuing in a demissionary capacity until a new cabinet was formed.^[35] Hodge had been director of the Postspaarbank Curaçao.^[36] The composition of the cabinet was:

On 29 September 2012 an interim cabinet was appointed consisting of four ministers. The cabinet continued in a demissionary capacity from the election day of 19 October until a new cabinet took over on 31 December 2012.^[37]

The first Cabinet of Curaçao, installed on 10 October 2010, is as follows:^[39] The cabinet lost its majority in the Parliament of Curaçao in 2012, after two members of the parliament left their party. The cabinet stayed as a demissionary cabinet and called elections for 19 October 2012. As a result of a request by the majority of the Parliament of Curaçao, the Governor appointed an interim-cabinet on 29 September 2012. This move was termed a coup by Schotte, who did not accept the decision.