Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws

Lucina Elena da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws (5 April 1929[3] 7 January 2017) was a Dutch Antillean politician for the National People's Party (PNP). She served as the ad interim Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, an office her husband Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez previously held, briefly in 1977. She was also the first female to hold the office. Prior to this, she was the Minister of Health and Environment, Welfare, Youth, Sports, Culture and Recreation (19701977).[4]

Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
In office
4 October 1977[1]  14 October 1977[2]
MonarchJuliana of the Netherlands
Preceded byLeo A.I. Chance
Succeeded byBoy Rozendal
Minister of Health and Environment, Welfare, Youth, Sports, Culture and Recreation
In office
1970–1977
Personal details
Born(1929-04-05)5 April 1929
Died7 January 2017(2017-01-07) (aged 87)
SpouseMoises Frumencio da Costa Gomez

Costa Gomez-Matheeuws died on 7 January 2017 at the age of 87.[4]

References

  1. "Antillen krijgen interim premier". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 5 October 1977. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. "Antillen heeft nieuwe regering". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 15 October 1977. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. "Sra. LUCINA ELENA DA COSTA GOMEZ-MATHEEUW". extra.cw (in Papiamento). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. "First female Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles has died". Curaçao Chronicle. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.


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