Hensley Koeiman
| Hensley Koeiman | |
|---|---|
| 6th Prime Minister of Curaçao Designate | |
|
Taking office November 2016 | |
| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Governor | Lucille George-Wout |
| Succeeding | Ben Whiteman |
| Minister of Social Affairs, Employment and Welfare | |
|
In office 10 October 2010 – 29 September 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Gerrit Schotte |
| Preceded by | post created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1956 |
| Political party | Partido MAN |
| Religion | Christian[1] |
Hensley Felix Koeiman (born 21 May 1956) is a Curaçaoan politician of the Partido MAN. He was Minister of Social Affairs, Employment and Welfare in the Gerrit Schotte cabinet (October 2010 – September 2012). He has served in the Estates of Curaçao since the Curaçao general election, 2012.[2][3]
Career
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.[1] 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.[1]
From 2007 until the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010, Koeiman was member of the island council of Curaçao.[1] He was number five of the candidate list for the Curaçao general election, 2010.[4]
On 1 June 2013 Koeiman was elected Partido MAN party leader and succeeded Charles Cooper.[5][6]
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.[7] Koeiman stated he was ready to take a role in government.[8]
Personal life
Koeiman has been married since 1989, he had been divorced. He has six children.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "De K's van Koeiman" (in Dutch). Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Hensley F. Koeiman" (in Dutch). Estates of Curaçao. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Nieuwe Staten aangetreden" (in Dutch). GoCuraçao. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Lijsten van kandidaten" (PDF) (in Dutch). Edson Evertz. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Hensley Koeiman leidt partido MAN" (in Dutch). qracao.com. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Koeiman nieuwe leider MAN" (in Dutch). Antilliaans Dagblad. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sociaal-democraten verslaan Schotte op Curaçao" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Koeiman says ready to govern Curaçao". The Daily Herald. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.