Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws
Dutch politician
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| Intro | Dutch politician | ||
| Places | Netherlands | ||
| was | Politician | ||
| Work field | Politics | ||
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| Birth | 5 April 1929 | ||
| Death | 7 January 2017 (aged 87 years) | ||
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Lucina Elena da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws (5 April 1929 – 7 January 2017) was a Dutch Antillean politician for the National People's Party (PNP). She served as the 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).
Costa Gomez-Matheeuws died on 7 January 2017 at the age of 87.