Lucille George-Wout
Lucille George-Wout | |
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| 2nd Governor of Curaçao | |
| Assumed office 4 November 2013 | |
| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Prime Minister | Ivar Asjes Ben Whiteman Hensley Koeiman Gilmar Pisas Eugene Rhuggenaath Gilmar Pisas |
| Preceded by | Frits Goedgedrag Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede (acting) |
| Minister for Work and Social Affairs of the Netherlands Antilles | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Speaker of Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles | |
| In office 1994–1998 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1950 |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Spouse | Herman George |
| Residence | Fort Amsterdam |
Lucille Andrea George-Wout (born 26 February 1950)[1] is a Curaçaoan politician currently serving as the second governor of Curaçao since 4 November 2013.
Political career
[edit | edit source]George-Wout was a member of parliament for the Partido MAN in the Island Council of Curaçao in the early 1990s. As a politician for the Party for the Restructured Antilles (PAR), she was speaker of the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles from 1994 to 1998. She also served as minister for work and social affairs of the Netherlands Antilles for the same party between 1999 and 2001.[2]
On 1 November 2013 Ronald Plasterk, minister of the interior and kingdom relations of the Netherlands, nominated George-Wout in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with her appointment commencing on 4 November 2013.[3] She was sworn in by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on the same day, becoming the second governor of Curaçao.[4] George-Wout had to formally accept the office in a solemn session of the Estates of Curaçao.[5] By acceding to the function of governor of Curaçao, George-Wout replaced Frits Goedgedrag, who left the office in November 2012 because of health problems. His functions had been temporarily performed by acting governor Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede.[6]
At the end of her term as governor of Curaçao, she was promoted by King Willem-Alexander to Commander of the Order of Orange-Nassau for her exceptional services in the field of public administration, culture and social cohesion. On 15 October 2025, State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations Eddie van Marum presented her with the insignia at the Governor's House in Fort Amsterdam.[7]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Lucille George-Wout is married to Herman George.[2]
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- Governors of Curaçao
- Government ministers of the Netherlands Antilles
- Speakers of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles
- Members of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles
- Curaçao politicians
- Curaçao women in politics
- Partido MAN politicians
- Party for the Restructured Antilles politicians
- 20th-century Dutch women politicians
- 20th-century Dutch politicians
- 21st-century Dutch women politicians
- 21st-century Dutch politicians
- Women government ministers of the Netherlands Antilles