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Pouvoir exécutif: chef d'état (Président): Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (depuis 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (depuis 1 July 2002) chef de gouvernement (1er ministre): Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE (depuis 26 March 2006) cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the Staten (legislature) elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a six-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the Staten; election last held 27 January 2006 (next to be held by 2010) note: government coalition - PAR, PNP, DP-St. M, UPB, WIPM Saba, DP-St. E
Source: CIA World Factbook - Version du Mai 16, 2008
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