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
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento
, demonym = Netherlands Antillean
, capital = Willemstad
, year_start = 1954
, year_end = 2010
, date_start = 15 December
, ...
from 2006 until its
dissolution
Dissolution may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Books
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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 of and a member of the
Council of Women World Leaders
The Council of Women World Leaders, created in 1996, is a network of 83 current and former presidents and prime ministers. It is the only organization in the world dedicated to women heads of state and government. The council's Ministerial Initia ...
, 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.
External links
Onze Kandidaten voor de Eilandsraad Verkiezingen BBC Caribbean: Caribbean nationals to flee Lebanon
1946 births
Living people
Prime Ministers of the Netherlands Antilles
Members of the Estates of Curaçao
Party for the Restructured Antilles politicians
Women prime ministers
Curaçao women in politics
21st-century Dutch women politicians
21st-century Dutch politicians
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