Parliament of Curaçao Staten van Curaçao |
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3rd Curaçaoan Parliament | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 10 October 2010 |
Leadership | |
Speaker
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William Millerson (PAR)
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Structure | |
Seats | 21 |
Estates political groups
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Government (12) Opposition (9) |
Elections | |
Estates voting system
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Proportional voting |
Estates last election
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28 April 2017 |
Motto | |
Latin: cum lege libertas | |
Website | |
www |
Government (12)
Opposition (9)
The Parliament of Curaçao (Dutch: Staten van Curaçao) consist of 21 members, each elected for a four year term in a general election. The first Parliament was installed on 10 October 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, and consisted of the members of the island council elected on 27 August 2010.
The first chairman of the Parliament was Ivar Asjes (Pueblo Soberano), while Amerigo Thodé (Movementu Futuro Korsou) was the vice chairman.
The chairman of the Parliament is one of their members. A list of chairmen is shown below: