Gerrit Schotte

His Excellency
Gerrit Schotte
Schotte in 2014
1st Prime Minister of Curacao
In office
10 October 2010 – 29 September 2012
MonarchBeatrix
GovernorFrits Goedgedrag
Succeeded byStanley Betrian
Leader of Movementu Futuro Kòrsou
In office
9 July 2010 – 2018
Succeeded byGilmar Pisas
Personal details
Born (1974-09-09) 9 September 1974 (age 50)
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Political partyMovementu Futuro Kòrsou

Gerrit Fransisco Schotte (Dutch: [ˈɣɛrət frɑnˈsiskoː ˈɕɔtə];[citation needed] born 9 September 1974) is a Curaçaoan politician, and the current leader of the Movementu Futuro Kòrsou (MFK). In the Curaçao general election of 27 August 2010, the MFK became the second-largest party with 5 seats in the Island Council. MFK formed an island government together with Pueblo Soberano and Partido MAN on 4 September.[1] This coalition became the first Cabinet of Curaçao when the Netherlands Antilles was dismantled on 10 October 2010. Schotte at that point became the first Prime Minister of Curaçao.[2]

Schotte was the first Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs of the new country of Curaçao, which became autonomous in October 2010. He is one of the youngest persons in modern history to assume the office of Prime Minister. On 29 September 2012 Schotte was succeeded by Stanley Betrian as interim Prime Minister after his resignation.

In March 2016, Schotte was sentenced to 3 years in prison for bribery and money laundering, committed when he was in office as Prime Minister.[3] Schotte appealed the verdict,[4] where the sentence was confirmed.[5]

  1. ^ Akkoord over Bestuurscollege Curaçao
  2. ^ Eerste kabinet Curaçao in de steigers
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference verdict was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference appeal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "OM | Uitspraak in hoger beroep in strafzaak Babel". Knipselkrant Curacao. 21 July 2017.