Ben Whiteman

Ben Whiteman
5th Prime Minister of Curaçao
In office
1 September 2015 – 23 December 2016
MonarchWillem-Alexander
GovernorLucille George-Wout
Preceded byIvar Asjes
Succeeded byHensley Koeiman
Minister of Public Health, Environment and Nature
In office
31 December 2012 – 23 December 2016
Prime MinisterDaniel Hodge, Ivar Asjes, himself
Preceded byStanley Bodok
Succeeded byZita Jesus-Leito
Leader of Pueblo Soberano (pro tempore)
In office
31 August 2015 – 14 December 2015
Preceded byIvar Asjes
Succeeded byJaime Córdoba
Personal details
Born
Bernard Denzil Whiteman

(1954-08-20) 20 August 1954 (age 70)
NationalityDutch
Political partySovereign People

Bernard "Ben" Denzil Whiteman (born 20 August 1954) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the 5th Prime Minister of Curaçao from September 2015 to December 2016. He also was the Minister of Public Health, Environment and Nature since 31 December 2012 in the Asjes-Cabinet and the Hodge-Cabinet before taking the post, retaining the position after becoming prime minister.