Gerrit Schotte

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gerrit Schotte
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Sep 9, 1974(1974-09-09)
Age	50
Birthplace	Willemstad
Country	Netherlands
Birth City	North Brabant
Horoscope	Virgo

Gerrit Schotte Biography

Gerrit Schotte is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 9, 1974 in Willemstad, North Brabant, Netherlands.

Gerrit Fransisco Schotte (born 9 September 1974) is a Curaçaoan politician, and the current leader of the Movementu Futuro Kòrsou (MFK). In the Curaçao general election of 27 August 2010, the MFK became the second-largest party with 5 seats in the Island Council. MFK formed an island government together with Pueblo Soberano and Partido MAN on 4 September. This coalition became the first Cabinet of Curaçao when the Netherlands Antilles was dismantled on 10 October 2010. Schotte at that point became the first Prime Minister of Curaçao.

Schotte first gained political experience as an advisor to the political party Frente Obrero (FOL). He became more active in politics when he, with a former member of the Curaçao Island Council, Rignald Lak, founded the political movement Movementu Patriotiko Kòrsou (MPK) in 2005. He was appointed as Commissioner of Tourism and Economic Affairs (February – December 2006) in the Curaçao Island Council for MPK.

Gerrit Schotte Net Worth

Gerrit Schotte is one of the richest Politician from Netherlands. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gerrit Schotte 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Schotte was born on the island of Curaçao on 9 September 1974, the son of Hendrik Schotte, a teacher, and Maria Ruiz. He did not complete his high school, but gained some entrepreneurial and management skills instead. He founded “The Shoppers”, a purchasing and import office, (1995-2000), “Bad BoyzToyz”, a paintball club, and “Food4U Delivery Service” (2000-2002), which did not make it due debt and fraud. He later became the general manager of the Lido Hotel Resort & Casino N.V. (2001 to 2005).

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After Schotte was forced to resign his cabinet to governor Frits Goedgedrag on August 3, 2012 parliament was dissolved. Until the elections parliament remained in function however, and after a majority in parliament requested the governor to form an interim cabinet until the elections, the governor appointed Eduard Mendes de Gouveia as informer who investigated the possibilities to form such an interim cabinet with a majority in parliament. On his advice, acting governor Van der Pluijm-Vrede (Goedgedrag was abroad for medical treatment) accepted Schotte’s resignation which he offered in August, and appointed and swore in Betrian. Schotte however calls this a coup d’etat and initially refused to leave his post. A few days later, however, he left the government building and said to plan to prepare for the upcoming elections.

Facts & Trivia

Matteo Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Netherlands. Gerrit Schotte celebrates birthday on September 9 of every year.

On Tuesday 20 May 2014 Schotte and his wife Cicely van der Dijs were arrested by the Landsrecherche of Curacao in an investigation called “Babel”. The two were arrested on the suspicion of more than one count of forgery and money laundering. On 11 March 2016 Schotte was convicted by the Court of Curaçao of the Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba for bribery, money laundering and forgery of documents and sentenced him to 3 years in prison. He also lost his right to stand in elections for five years. Schotte appealed the verdict. On appeal, the conviction was confirmed on 21 July 2017

Top Facts about Gerrit Schotte

1. Gerrit Schotte is a Curaçaoan politician and former Prime Minister.
2. He was the youngest Prime Minister in Curaçao’s history.
3. Schotte founded the political party MFK (Movementu Futuro Kòrsou).
4. He served as Prime Minister from 2010 to 2012.
5. Schotte was convicted of corruption in 2018 and sentenced to prison.
6. During his term, he faced allegations of money laundering and bribery.
7. Schotte has been involved in various legal battles and appeals since his conviction.
8. He remains a controversial figure in Curaçaoan politics.
9. Despite his conviction, he continues to be active within MFK party affairs.
10. Schotte’s political career has had a significant impact on Curaçao’s political landscape.