Emily de Jongh-Elhage
Emily de Jongh-Elhage | |
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles | |
In office 26 March 2006 – 10 October 2010 | |
Monarch | Beatrix |
Preceded by | Etienne Ys |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Netherlands Antilles | 7 December 1946
Political party | Party for the Restructured Antilles |
Emily Saïdy de Jongh-Elhage (born 7 December 1946) is a former Curaçaoan politician who served as the 27th prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 2006 until its dissolution in 2010. Following the 2010 Curaçao general election she was elected to parliament and served until her retirement in 2012.
Personal background
De Jongh-Elhage is Dutch of Lebanese descent[1] and a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.
References
- ^ "Lebanese Diaspora". prezi.com. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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