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The governor of Curaçao (Dutch: gouverneur van Curaçao; Papiamento: gobernador di Kòrsou) is the representative on Curaçao of the Dutch head of state (King Willem-Alexander). The governor's duties are twofold: representing and guarding the general interests of the Kingdom and heading the government of Curaçao.
Executive power rests with a governor, and a prime minister heads a Cabinet. The governor of Curaçao is appointed for a six-year term by the monarch (on from 2013: King Willem-Alexander), and the prime minister and deputy prime minister are elected by the Staten for four-year terms. [citation needed]
By acceding to the function of governor of Curaçao, George-Wout replaced Frits Goedgedrag, who left the office in November 2012 because of health problems. His functions had been temporarily performed by acting governor Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede .
The Rhuggenaath cabinet was the Curaçao government and comprised a coalition of the parties: Partido Alternativa Real (PAR), Partido MAN (MAN) and Partido Inovashon Nashonal (PIN). The government was headed by Eugene Rhuggenaath and was sworn in on May 29, 2017, by the Governor of Curaçao, as successor to the Cabinet Pisas. [1]
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Frits Martinus de los Santos Goedgedrag (born 1 November 1951 in Aruba) is a Dutch Antillean politician who was the first governor of Curaçao following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. [1]
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Adèle Pauline van der Pluijm-Vrede (born 1952) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as Acting Governor of Curaçao from October 10, 2010, to November 4, 2013. When then-governor Frits Goedgedrag resigned for health reasons, Van der Pluijm-Vrede remained as acting governor until a new governor was sworn in on 4 November 2013 [1]