Eugene Rhuggenaath

Eugene Rhuggenaath
Prime Minister of Curaçao
Assumed office
29 May 2017
Monarch Willem-Alexander
Governor Lucille George-Wout
Preceded by Gilmar Pisas
Minister for Economic Development
In office
30 November 2015 – 24 March 2017
Prime Minister Ben Whiteman
Hensley Koeiman
Preceded by Stanley Palm
Succeeded by Errol Goeloe
Member of the Island council of Curaçao
In office
2003–2009
Member of the Estates of Curaçao
In office
11 May 2017 – 29 May 2017
Personal details
Born (1970-02-04) 4 February 1970
Curaçao
Nationality Dutch
Political party Partido Alternativa Real (Real Alternative Party, PAR)

Eugene Rhuggenaath[1] is a Curaçaoan politician and party leader of the Partido Alternativa Real (PAR). He was Minister for Economic Development in the Cabinet-Koeiman in 2016. He was a member of the Island Council of Curaçao between 2003 and December 2009 and of the Estates of Curaçao since May 2017.

During the Curaçao general election of 2017 his party received most votes. Rhuggenaath was tasked to form a new coalition government by Governor Lucille George-Wout with his Party, Partido MAN and Partido Inovashon Nashonal.[2]

Rhuggenaath was sworn in as Prime Minister on 29 May 2017.[3]

On 29 September 2017 Rhuggenaath held a speech calling for more acceptance at the Curaçao Gay Pride, activists called the speech "historical".[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "High Expectations For New Minister Of Economic Development". Curaçao Chronicle. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rhuggenaath is now 'formateur'". The Daily Herald. 12 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "New Curaçao Government Under The Leadership Of Rhuggenaath Sworn In". The Curaçao Chronicle. 29 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "'Historical' Speech Prime Minister Curaçao During Gay Pride". Curaçao Chronicle. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "'Historische' toespraak premier Curaçao op Gay Pride" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Gilmar Pisas		 Prime Minister of Curaçao
2017–present		 Incumbent


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