Juancho Evertsz

Infobox_Prime Minister


name = Juancho Evertsz
order = 6th Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
president =
deputy =
term_start = 1973
term_end = 1977
predecessor = Otto R.A. Beaujon
successor = Lucinda da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws
constituency =
birth_date = March 8 1923
birth_place = Curaçao, Netherland Antilles
death_date = April 30, 2008
death_place = Curaçao, Netherland Antilles
spouse = Idith A. Evertsz-de Lanoy
party = Antilles National People's Party (NVP)

Juancho Evertsz (March 8, 1923 Curaçao - April 30, 2008 Curaçao), whose full name was Juan Miguel Gregorio Evertsz, was a Dutch Antillean politician who served as the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles between 1973 until 1997. cite news |first=|last=|title=Former Netherlands Antilles PM dies |url=http://www.radionetherlands.nl/news/international/5762839/Former-Netherlands-Antilles-PM-dies |work= Radio Netherlands |publisher= |date=2008-05-01 |accessdate=2008-05-01]

Evertsz was one of the founding members and leaders of the Antilles National People's Party, which is also known by the abbreviation, NVP. He openly opposed a plan to separate Aruba from the Netherland Antilles as a separate, autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands during his tenure as Prime Minister. Evertsz argued that the removal of Aruba from the Netherland Antilles would undermine the federation of Dutch islands in the Caribbean. Aruba later seceded from the Netherland Antilles in 1986, but remained within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Evertsz also openly clashed with Dutch Prime Minister Joop den Uyl and the Dutch Labour Party when the Uyl proposed full independence for the Netherlands Antilles. Evertsz vehemently opposed the proposal.

Juancho Evertsz died on Curaçao on April 30, 2008, at the age of 85. Leaving behind his wife, 2 sons (Dennis and Kenneth) and 1 daughter (Sharline)

ee also

*List of Prime Ministers of the Netherlands Antilles

References

External links

* [http://antilliaans.caribiana.nl/Papiamentu_kranten/car20080502_juancho-fayese_pap Radio Netherlands: Juancho Evertsz dies] (Papiamento)