. "Asjes, Ivar"@en . "5thPrime Minister of Cura\u00E7ao" . . "Fifth Prime Minister of Cura\u00E7ao" . . . "Leader ofPueblo Soberano(pro tempore)" . "1954-08-20Z"^^ . . . . . . "Bernard \"Ben\" Denzil Whiteman is the Prime Minister of Cura\u00E7ao, succeeding Ivar Asjes. Asjes resigned after he lost confidence of his own party. Whiteman was sworn in as Prime Minister on September 1, 2015. He is also the Minister of Public Health, Environment and Nature since 31 December 2012 in the Asjes-Cabinet and the Hodge-Cabinet before taking the post, retaining the position after becoming prime minister."@en . "Minister of Public Health, Environment and Nature" .