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Emily de Jongh-Elhage
27th Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
In office
26 March 2006 – 10 October 2010
Monarch Beatrix
Preceded by Etienne Ys
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1946-12-07) 7 December 1946 (age 77)
Netherlands Antilles
Political party Party for the Restructured Antilles

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 from 2006 until its dissolution 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 Lebanese descent[ citation needed] and a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, 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.

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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
2006 — 2010
Succeeded by
office abolished