Amerigo Thodé
Amerigo C.M. Thodé[2] (born 27 July 1950) is a Curaçaoan politician of the Movement for the Future of Curaçao (MFK). He serves as President of the Estates of Curaçao since 24 March 2017. He previously served as President between November and December 2012.
Amerigo Thodé | |
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President of the Estates of Curaçao | |
Assumed office 24 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Gilmar Pisas |
Succeeded by | William Millerson |
In office 2 November 2012 – 10 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Dean Rozier |
Succeeded by | Marcolino Franco |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Netherlands | 27 July 1950
Nationality | Dutch |
Political party | Movement for the Future of Curaçao (MFK) |
Career
In the 2000s Thodé served as secretary-general of the Party Workers' Liberation Front 30 May (FOL).[3] He later switched to Movement for the Future of Curaçao. At the first meeting of the Estates of Curaçao on 10 October 2010 Thodé was elected Vice President.[4] On 2 November 2012 Thodé was elected President of the Estates.[5][6] After a new government coalition did not include Thodé's MFK he resigned as President of the Estates on 6 December 2012.[7]
In January 2016 Thodé was convicted of leaking confidential information from a meeting from the College of Financial Oversight. He subsequently shared this information on a radio show and in an MFK press conference. Thodé was sentenced to a conditional fine of 1400 Netherlands Antillean guilder.[8] An appeal verdict in December 2016 resulted in the same sentence.[9][10]
For the 2016 elections Thodé held the fifth position on the MFK list.[11] As the MFK obtained four seats he did not enter the Estates.
When Gilmar Pisas became Prime Minister in March 2017 Thodé returned to the Estates on 24 March and once more became President.[12]
References
- "Amerigó Thodé" (in Dutch). GerritSchotte.com. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- Also spelled Amerigó
- "Godett weer verdacht van corruptie" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Nieuwe gouverneurs en regeringen beëdigd" (in Dutch). Radio Netherlands Worldwide. 10 October 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- Aruna Jhagru (3 November 2012). "Thodé unaniem gekozen tot Statenvoorzitter" (in Dutch). Versgeperst.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Amerigo Thodé voorzitter nieuwe Staten" (in Dutch). GoCuraçao. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- Leoni Leidel-Schenk (7 December 2012). "Amerigo Thodé dient ontslag in" (in Dutch). Versgeperst.com. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Voorwaardelijke straf voor Amerigo Thodé" (in Dutch). Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- "Thodé nieuwe Statenvoorzitter" (in Dutch). Antilliaans Dagblad. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "In hoger beroep opnieuw voorwaardelijke geldboete voor Statenlid" (in Dutch). Kiko to pasando. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- "Kandidatonan" (in Papiamento). Movement for the Future of Curaçao. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- "Amerigo Thode Is New President Of Parliament" (in Dutch). Curaçao Chronicle. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.