Emily de Jongh-Elhage

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Emily de Jongh-Elhage
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24th Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
In office
26 March 2006 – 10 October 2010
MonarchBeatrix
Preceded byEtienne Ys
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1946-12-07) 7 December 1946 (age 74)
Netherlands Antilles
Political partyParty for the Restructured Antilles

Emily Saïdy de Jongh-Elhage (born 7 December 1946) was the last Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 26 March 2006 until their dissolution on 10 October 2010. She was also leader of the Party for the Restructured Antilles and member of the Estates of Curaçao.

Personal background[]

De Jongh-Elhage is of Lebanese descent[citation needed] 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.

Political offices
Preceded by
Etienne Ys
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
2006 — 2010
Succeeded by
Netherlands Antilles dissolved

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