Eugene Rhuggenaath
Eugene Rhuggenaath | |
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| 8th Prime Minister of Curaçao | |
| In office 29 May 2017 – 14 June 2021 | |
| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Governor | Lucille George-Wout |
| Preceded by | Gilmar Pisas |
| Succeeded by | Gilmar Pisas |
| Minister for Economic Development | |
| In office 30 November 2015 – 24 March 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Ben Whiteman Hensley Koeiman |
| Preceded by | Stanley Palm |
| Succeeded by | Errol Goeloe |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 11 May 2017 – 14 June 2021 | |
| Member of the Island council of Curaçao | |
| In office 2003–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1970 Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles |
| Party | Partido Alternativa Real (Real Alternative Party, PAR) |
Eugene Rhuggenaath (born 4 February 1970)[1][2] is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Curaçao between 29 May 2017 and 14 June 2021. He previously served as the minister for Economic Development in the Koeiman-Cabinet in 2016. He served as a member of the Island Council (2003–2009) and a member of parliament till 2021.
Early life and education
Rhuggenaath graduated with a Master of Business Administration from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University in 1998, and with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Miami.[3]
Career
Rhuggenaath served as Minister of Economic Development from 2015 to 2017, and was Minister of Education, Culture, and Sports in 2020.[4]
Premiership
During the 2017 Curaçao general election his party received the most votes. Rhuggenaath was appointed formateur by the governor to form a coalition government.[5]
Rhuggenaath was sworn in as prime minister on 29 May 2017.[6]
On 29 September 2017 Rhuggenaath held a speech calling for more acceptance at the Curaçao Gay Pride, activists called the speech "historical".[7][8]
The two governments reached an agreement in October 2020 that gave Curaçao more autonomy and power over COVID-19 investments and loans.[9]
Rhuggenaath was elected for parliament in the 2021 Curaçao general election, but relinquished his seat.[10]
Later life
Rhuggenaath became chair of the Supervisory Board of the Caribbean Netherlands Pension Fund in 2023.[11] He was selected to replace Koen Davidse as an executive director of the World Bank Group and assumed the office on 1 November 2023.[4][12]
References
- ↑ "Eugene Rhuggenaath". Government of Curaçao. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019.
- ↑ "High Expectations For New Minister Of Economic Development". Curaçao Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ↑ "Eugene Rhuggenaath". Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University. Archived from the original on 4 May 2026.
- 1 2 "Nomination of Eugene Rhuggenaath as Executive Director at the World Bank Group". Curaçao Chronicle. 1 September 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Rhuggenaath is now 'formateur'". The Daily Herald. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ "New Curaçao Government Under The Leadership Of Rhuggenaath Sworn In". The Curaçao Chronicle. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ↑ "'Historical' Speech Prime Minister Curaçao During Gay Pride". Curaçao Chronicle. 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "'Historische' toespraak premier Curaçao op Gay Pride". Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). 29 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Curaçao government: "We have reached an agreement with the Netherlands"". www.curacaochronicle.com. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
- ↑ "Rhuggenaath will not take his seat in parliament". Curacao Chronicle. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ↑ "Eugene Rhuggenaath appointed Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Caribbean Netherlands Pension Fund". Curaçao Chronicle. 7 July 2023. Archived from the original on 4 May 2026.
- ↑ "Eugene Rhuggenaath". World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 4 May 2026.
