Hensley Koeiman
| Hensley Koeiman | |
|---|---|
| 6th Prime Minister of Curaçao | |
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Assumed office 23 December 2016 |
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| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Governor | Lucille George-Wout |
| Preceded by | Ben Whiteman |
| Minister of Social Affairs, Employment and Welfare | |
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In office 10 October 2010 – 29 September 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Gerrit Schotte |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1956 |
| Political party | Partido MAN |
| Religion | Christian |
Hensley Felix Koeiman (born 21 May 1956) is a Curaçaoan politician of the Partido MAN and the current Prime Minister of Curaçao. He was Minister of Social Affairs, Employment and Welfare in the Gerrit Schotte cabinet (October 2010 – September 2012). Afterwards he served in the Estates of Curaçao from the 2012 general election until his appointment as Prime Minister.
Koeiman was born in Wacawa, Banda Bou, Curaçao, on 21 May 1956. He went to the Netherlands to study architectural engineering in at the Hogere technische school in Tilburg. Koeiman worked as a teacher of architectural engineering at a Middelbare technische school. He was also head of the country building service of the Netherlands Antilles as well as head of the facilitary services of the Bank of the Netherlands Antilles.
From 2007 until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, Koeiman was member of the island council of Curaçao. He was number five of the candidate list for the Curaçao general election, 2010.
On 1 June 2013 Koeiman was elected Partido MAN party leader and succeeded Charles Cooper.
Koeiman was lijsttrekker for the Partido MAN for the Curaçao general election, 2016. His party won the most votes, resulting in four seats in the Estates. Koeiman stated he was ready to take a role in government. On 14 December a coalition agreement was signed between the Partido MAN, the Party for the Restructured Antilles (PAR), National People's Party (PNP) and Sovereign People (PS). Kenneth Gijsbertha of the Partido Man had been formateur. Koeiman was designated as Prime Minister of Curaçao. A new cabinet could not be immediately installed pending screening of the ministers.
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