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 Emily Saїdy de Jongh-Elhage
Prime Minister, Netherlands Antilles,
2006-present
Emily de Jongh-Elhage is the fifth female Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.
She entered the political arena in 1995 as a member of the Party for the Restructured
Antilles (PAR). After being nominated as a member of the Island Council of the Curaçao
government for the PAR, she served as a the President of the Preparatory Committee of
the Council and later as the Commissioner of Public Works and Public Housing for the
island of Curaçao.
She was elected leader of the PAR in 2005 and won the elections for
Parliament in 2006. She was sworn in as Prime Minister in 2006. Before entering politics
de Jongh worked as a teacher until 1982 and then as a prominent real estate agent. She
currently serves as a board member of several society and charity foundations as well as
sports organizations on the island of Curaçao. |
