Don Martina
| Don Martina | |
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Martina in 1981
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| Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles | |
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In office November 1979 – October 1984 |
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| Monarch |
Juliana (until 1980) Beatrix |
| Governor |
Bernadito M. Leito (until 1983) René Römer |
| Preceded by | Miguel Pourier |
| Succeeded by | Maria Liberia Peters |
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In office January 1986 – July 1988 |
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| Monarch | Beatrix |
| Governor | René Römer |
| Preceded by | Maria Liberia Peters |
| Succeeded by | Maria Liberia Peters |
| Personal details | |
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Dominico Felipe Martina 1 May 1935 Curaçao |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Partido MAN |
| Children | 2 (including Steven Martina) |
Dominico Felipe "Don" Martina (born 1 May 1935) is a Curaçaoan politician. He served two terms as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles. His first term lasted from November 1979 to October 1984 and his second term from January 1986 to July 1988.
One of the founders of the Partido MAN, Martina led his party in multiple cabinets. During his first term as Prime Minister he dealt with discussions regarding Aruba's wish to leave the Netherlands Antilles. At the start of his second term Aruba left, which, together with other circumstances, forced Martina to take austerity measures.
Martina was born on Curaçao on 1 May 1935. Martina attended the Hogere technische school in Haarlem, the Netherlands. He subsequently attend the University of the West Indies and Columbia University. Martina was trained as a civil engineer.
After the 1969 Curaçao uprising the Movementu Antia Nobo (the later Partido MAN) was founded on 6 February 1971 by a group of young men including Martina. The group opposed the nepotism and corruption on the island, which they saw as persisting after the 1969 events. At the 1971 elections Martina was elected to the Curaçao island council. From 1972 to 1976 he was justice commissioner.
At the 1979 general Netherlands Antilles elections Martina's Partido MAN became the largest party. Martina subsequently became Prime Minister. He formed a coalition with the Aruban Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo (MEP), Bonaire Patriotic Union. In December 1979 or 1980 the Democratic Party of Curaçao also joined.
In 1981 talks started on the political future of Aruba. In a round table conference consisting of 65 delegates, the Netherlands Antilles, its six islands, and the Netherlands held discussions. Martina and Dutch Minister Fons van der Stee alternated the chairmanship of the meetings. With negotiations between the Netherlands Antilles, the Netherlands and Aruba not going well the Aruban MEP left the coalition, after MEP-ministers declared possible oil revenues near the islands solely for Aruba. Martina kept the parliamentary majority as the Democratic Party Sint Maarten joined his coalition. In 1982 a member of the Democratic Party of Sint Maarten withdrew support for the government. In June 1982 new general elections were held to solve the impasse. It took until October for Martina to form a new government.
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