Emily de Jongh-Elhage

Emily Saïdy de Jongh-Elhage (born 7 December 1946) is a Curaçaoan former politician who served as the 27th prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 2006 until its dissolution in 2010. Following the 2010 Curaçao general election she was elected to parliament and served until her retirement in 2012.

Personal background De Jongh-Elhage (née Saïdy) is Dutch of Lebanese descent and a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an international network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.