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ThePrime Minister of Curaçao is thehead of government ofCuraçao. The post was created afterthe Netherlands Antilles had been dissolved on 10 October 2010 and Curaçao became a country within theKingdom of the Netherlands. The Prime Minister, together with his Council of Ministers and theGovernor of Curaçao form the executive branch of the government of Curaçao.
Curaçao's first Prime Minister wasGerrit Schotte. His government stepped down upon losing a majority in theEstates of Curaçao, the unicameral legislature and continued to operate in ademissionary capacity, responsible for current affairs and called elections. The majority of the estates however demanded that he should be removed from his office before the elections. The motions to that effect were passed outside normal parliamentary procedure, as the president of the Estates did convene the estates before the elections.[1]
| No. | Prime Minister (lifespan) | Term of office | Party | Election | Cabinet (composition) | Governor (term) | Monarch (reign) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Length | |||||||||
| 1 |  | Gerrit Schotte (born 1974) | 10 October 2010 | 29 September 2012 | 1 year, 355 days | Movement for the Future of Curaçao (MFK) | 2010 | Schotte (MFK –PS –MAN) | Frits Goedgedrag (2010–2012) | Beatrix | |
| 2 | Stanley Betrian (born 1951) | 29 September 2012 | 31 December 2012[2] | 93 days | Independent | 2012 | Betrian (Ind.) | ||||
| 3 | Daniel Hodge (born 1959) | 31 December 2012 | 7 June 2013[3] | 158 days | Independent | — | Hodge (Ind.) | Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede (2012–2013) Acting | |||
| 4 |  | Ivar Asjes (born 1970) | 7 June 2013 | 31 August 2015[4] | 2 years, 85 days | Pueblo Soberano (PS) | — | Asjes (PS –PAIS –PNP) | Lucille George-Wout (2013–present) | Willem-Alexander.jpeg) | |
| 5 |  | Ben Whiteman (born 1954) | 31 August 2015[5] | 23 December 2016 | 1 year, 114 days | Pueblo Soberano (PS) | — | Whiteman (PS –PAIS –PNP –PAR) | |||
| 6 |  | Hensley Koeiman (born 1956) | 23 December 2016[6] | 24 March 2017 | 91 days | Partido MAN (MAN) | 2016 | Koeiman (composition TBA) | |||
| 7 |  | Gilmar Pisas (born 1971) | 24 March 2017[7] | 29 May 2017 | 66 days | Movement for the Future of Curaçao (MFK) | 2017 | Pisas I (MFK –PS – MP – Kòrsou di Nos Tur) | |||
| 8 | _(cropped2).jpg) | Eugene Rhuggenaath (born 1970) | 29 May 2017 | 14 June 2021 | 4 years, 16 days | Real Alternative Party (PAR) | — | Rhuggenaath (PAR –MAN – PIN) | |||
| 9 | | Gilmar Pisas (born 1971) | 14 June 2021 | 9 June 2025 | 4 years, 134 days | Movement for the Future of Curaçao (MFK) | 2021 | Pisas II (MFK –PNP) | |||
| 9 June 2025 | Incumbent | 2025 | Pisas III (MFK) | ||||||||
This is agraphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Curaçao. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
