Gerrit Schotte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Gerrit Schotte

Curaçaoan politician

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1974

Place of Birth: Willemstad

Profession: politician

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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 was the first Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs of the new country of Curaçao, which became autonomous in October 2010.
He is one of the youngest persons in modern history to assume the office of Prime Minister.
On 29 September 2012 Schotte was succeeded by Stanley Betrian as interim Prime Minister after his resignation. In March 2016, Schotte was sentenced to 3 years in prison for bribery and money laundering, committed when he was in office as Prime Minister.
Schotte appealed the verdict, where the sentence was confirmed.