Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws

Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws
Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
	In office; 4 October 1977 – 14 October 1977
Monarch	Juliana of the Netherlands
Preceded by	Leo A.I. Chance
Succeeded by	Boy Rozendal
Minister of Health and Environment, Welfare, Youth, Sports, Culture and Recreation
	In office; 1970–1977
Personal details
Born	5 April 1929
Died	7 January 2017 (aged 87)
Spouse	Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez

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 (1970–1977).^[4]

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

References

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

Political offices
Preceded by Leo A.I. Chance	Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles 1977	Succeeded by Boy Rozendal

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