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On September 9th, 2009 the Gerrit Schotte Foundation (Fundashon Gerrit Schotte) launched a social project consisting of two mobile units staffed with coordinators and equipped with laptops, Internet facilities and printers. The mobile units are stationed in different neighborhoods on a weekly basis. The objective is to provide children in lower income families with free access to the Internet, enabling them to do research for educational projects. Convinced of the need, Schotte began to implement his plans of leading the community to progress. Recognizing the global environmental issues, the facilities (computers, printers, air conditioners and other appliances) in the mobile units run exclusively on solar energy. Both units are fitted with solar panels and run completely “off the grid” (independently of the local electricity utility). Expanding the scope of this social project, the Gerrit Schotte Foundation launched another educational initiative on February 2nd, 2010. In the offices at Hanch’i Snoa, Punda, and later on in the offices at Lindberghweg, children of lower income families can receive free homework guidance, and assistance in developing learning skills from experienced teachers.
Senators are assigned to serve on committees, in which they review bills, or proposed laws. Each committee focuses on a different topic, including budget, health, education, foreign relations, transportation and economy and tourism. Once a bill is passed in central committee meetings, all senators are responsible for voting on it.
Although the job of a prime minister is not a position that most people are able to obtain during their careers, those who do become prime ministers are required to have a vast understanding of a country's economic policies, cultural influence and general demographics. Any person who becomes a prime minister--in most countries the head of government--must be prepared for scrutiny from media, from citizens and from other countries. Mr. Gerrit Fransisco Schotte is the first Prime Minister of the new country Curaçao, which became autonomous on October 10th, 2010. As the former Prime Minister, he was also Minister of General Affairs in the Schotte-Administration from October 10th 2010 to September 29th 2012. He was one of the youngest Prime Ministers in modern history to assume office and one of the world’s youngest Prime Ministers serving at the time.
Council of Ministers of Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao Prime Minister October 2010 - Present • General Affairs • Energy Policy • Foreign Affairs Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles Willemstad, Curaçao Senator March - October 2010 • Commission Finance • Commission Economy • Commission Traffic & Transportation Island Council of the Island Territory of Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao Member of Parliament July 2007 - September 2010 • Commission Economy & Tourism • Commission Crime Fighting & Prevention • Commission Appeals Executive Council of the Island Territory of Curaçao Willemstad, Curaçao Commissioner February - December 2006 • Tourism • Economic Affairs • Development Bank (Korpodeko) • Agriculture, Husbandry & Fishery (LVV) • Gaming Control Board (GCB)
A junior minister (comissioner/diputado) is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other junior ministers. Some ministers are more senior than others, and are usually members of the government's cabinet. In some countries the head of government is designated the "prime minister".