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Zita Jesus-Leito (born 1956 or 1957) is a Curaçaoan politician. From 2017 to 2021, she was the minister for public transportation and infrastructure. She is currently a member of the Parliament of Curaçao.
Zita Jesus-Leito was born in either 1956 or 1957. [1]
She was a member of the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles for a few months in 2006; a commissioner for Curaçao three times between 2004 and 2010; and a member of the Parliament of Curaçao. [2] In 2014, she was named the fifth leader of the Real Alternative Party. [2] In 2017, she was appointed as a minister to Eugene Rhuggenaath's government. [3]
In November 2020, after the completion of wheelchair-accessible infrastructure at Grote Knip Beach, members of the opposition party ( Movement for the Future of Curaçao) called for her to resign, because the construction impeded normal access to the beach. [4] As the minister for planning and transportation, she had advocated for and celebrated the infrastructure project; she admitted that it was an unlicensed project. [4] Five months later, her party requested that she not return to parliament after her ministry ended, saying they wished for younger politicians to enter parliament. [1] Jesus-Leito was 64 and denied the request. [1]
Her other ministerial duties included working with World Meteorological Organization hurricane commissars in their meetings. [5]
- "PAR has new leader". Curaçao Chronicle. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Cabinet Rhuggenaath is now complete". Curaçao Chronicle. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Opposition party demands the resignation of Minister Jesus-Leito". Curaçao Chronicle. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Zita Jesus-Leito will not give up her parliamentary seat". Curaçao Chronicle. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Hurricane Committee retires names Florence and Michael". World Meteorological Organization. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
Zita Jesus-Leito (born 1956 or 1957) is a Curaçaoan politician. From 2017 to 2021, she was the minister for public transportation and infrastructure. She is currently a member of the Parliament of Curaçao.
Zita Jesus-Leito was born in either 1956 or 1957. [1]
She was a member of the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles for a few months in 2006; a commissioner for Curaçao three times between 2004 and 2010; and a member of the Parliament of Curaçao. [2] In 2014, she was named the fifth leader of the Real Alternative Party. [2] In 2017, she was appointed as a minister to Eugene Rhuggenaath's government. [3]
In November 2020, after the completion of wheelchair-accessible infrastructure at Grote Knip Beach, members of the opposition party ( Movement for the Future of Curaçao) called for her to resign, because the construction impeded normal access to the beach. [4] As the minister for planning and transportation, she had advocated for and celebrated the infrastructure project; she admitted that it was an unlicensed project. [4] Five months later, her party requested that she not return to parliament after her ministry ended, saying they wished for younger politicians to enter parliament. [1] Jesus-Leito was 64 and denied the request. [1]
Her other ministerial duties included working with World Meteorological Organization hurricane commissars in their meetings. [5]
- "PAR has new leader". Curaçao Chronicle. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Cabinet Rhuggenaath is now complete". Curaçao Chronicle. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Opposition party demands the resignation of Minister Jesus-Leito". Curaçao Chronicle. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Zita Jesus-Leito will not give up her parliamentary seat". Curaçao Chronicle. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- "Hurricane Committee retires names Florence and Michael". World Meteorological Organization. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.