William Millerson

William Millerson
Born (1953-01-10) January 10, 1953
Aruba
Style Karate
Teacher(s) Jack van Hellemand
Rank 8th dan Wado Ryu karate
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
Karate
European Championship
1973 ValenciaKumite +60 kg
1975 OstendKumite +60 kg
World Championship
1975 Long BeachKumite +60 kg

William Millerson (born January 10, 1953 in Aruba)[1] is a Curaçaoan politician and former Dutch karateka. He has a 8th Dan black belt in karate, and is the winner of multiple European Karate Championships medals.[2] Between 1998 and 2014 he was first Vice-President of the World Karate Federation.[1] In 2011 Millerson was invested as a Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau.[1][3]

Political career

Millerson ran as a candidate for the Party for the Restructured Antilles in the Curaçao general election, 2017.[4] On 11 May 2017 he was elected President of the Estates of Curaçao.[5] All 19 members present voted for him.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "WILLIAM MILLERSON (Curaçao)" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Black Belt October 1975". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "William Millerson geridderd in de orde van Oranje Nassau" (in Dutch). Karate Bond Nederland. 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kandidaat-Statenvoorzitter beroemd sporter" (in Dutch). Antilliaans Dagblad. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "William Millerson is nieuwe Statenvoorzitter" (in Dutch). Curaçao nieuws. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Millerson Statenvoorzitter" (in Dutch). Knipselkrant Curaçao. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.


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