Marvelyne Wiels
Marvelyne Wiels | |
|---|---|
| Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao | |
| In office 7 June 2013 – 23 December 2016 | |
| Monarch | Willem Alexander |
| Prime Minister | Ivar Asjes Ben Whiteman |
| Governor | Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede (acting) Lucille George-Wout |
| Deputy | Anthony Begina Robert Candelaria |
| Preceded by | Roy Pieters |
| Succeeded by | Eunice Eisden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1963[1] Curaçao |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Political party | Sovereign People |
Marvelyne Fatima Wiels[2] (born 15 May 1963) was the Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao between 2013 and 2016. In that capacity she was stationed in The Hague and was a member of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Wiels was born on 15 May 1963 and is the sister of the murdered politician Helmin Wiels. She is a single mother of two children.[1]
Minister Plenipotentiary
[edit]Wiels has received criticism for errors in her CV, amongst others relating to a MSc title, as well as the nature of her work at ABN AMRO.[4] Also her management of the Curaçaohuis and the representation of Curaçao in the Netherlands, which falls under her responsibility, were criticized. Criticism in the latter case was related to nepotism and harassment of her deputy.[5] A report of the Ombudsman of Curaçao[6] regarding the criticism resulted in a motion of the parliament of Curaçao "to immediately replace her" did not gain a majority.[7]
During the formation of the second cabinet of Prime Minister Ben Whiteman in November 2015 the Party for the Restructured Antilles (PAR) was willing to join the coalition if Wiels would resign. Wiels' party Sovereign People declined this request. The PAR was then offered the post of deputy Minister Plenipotentiary and it joined the new governing coalition.[8]
A fourth report on the functioning of the Curaçaohuis under Wiels was highly critical. The report, and the fact that it had not been shared yet with the Estates of Curaçao, led to coalition parties in the Second Whiteman cabinet voicing severe criticism in July 2016. The leader of the PAR, Zita Jesus-Leito, asked for the voluntary resignation of Wiels or else her dismissal by Whiteman.[9]
Wiels was succeeded by Eunice Eisden on 23 December 2016.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mevrouw Marvelyne Wiels, Gevolmachtigde Minister". Vertegenwoordiging Curacao. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Vonnis, Gerecht in eerste aanleg". Dutchcaribbeanlegalportal. 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Dossier Marvelyne Wiels, Gevolmachtigde Minister van Curaçao". Knipselkrant Curaçao. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ Charlotte Huisman (2 July 2015). "Gevolmachtigde minister van Curaçao in opspraak". Volkskrant.
- "'Twijfels over cv gevolmachtigde minister van Curaçao'". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 8 November 2013. - ^ Bart Zuidervaart (16 July 2015). "Op het Curaçaohuis heerst verziekte sfeer". Trouw (in Dutch).
- "'Wiels pest Candelaria weg uit Curaçaohuis'". Versgeperst.com (in Dutch). 5 December 2013. - ^ "Ambtshalve onderzoek Gevolmachtigd Minister van Curacao.pdf". Ombudsman of Curaçao (in Dutch). 30 June 2015.
- "Devastating Report On Marvelyne Wiels Now Public". Curaçao Chronicle. 1 July 2015. - ^ "Asjes Gets Time To Put Things In Order In Curaçao House". Curacao Chronicle. 17 August 2015.
- "VP, Motie van wantrouwen tegen Wiels afgewezen". Knipselkrant Curaçao. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015. - ^ "Wiels Stays As Minister Plenipotentiary". Curaçao Chronicle. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Ongekend wanbeheer onder Wiels". Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch). 27 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "Rapport splijt coalitie". Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- "Regering Curaçao wankelt door rapport over Marvelyne Wiels" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016. - ^ "Kabinet van de Gevolmachtigde Minister van Curaçao" (in Dutch). Minister Plenipotentiary of Curaçao. Retrieved 5 March 2017.