| Petronia cabinet | |
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 6th Cabinet of Netherlands Antilles | |
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| Date formed | 12 December 1969 |
| Date dissolved | 12 February 1971 [1] |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Juliana of the Netherlands |
| Head of government | Ernesto Petronia |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1969 election |
| Predecessor | Sprockel |
| Successor | Isa-Beaujon |
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The Petronia cabinet was the 6th cabinet of the Netherlands Antilles.
The cabinet was composed as follows: [2] [3] [4]
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of General Affairs | Ernesto Petronia | PPA | 12 December 1969 |
| Minister of Finance | Sylvius Gerard Marie Rozendal | DP-cur | 12 December 1969 |
| Minister of Education | Otto R.A. Beaujon | DP-cur | 12 December 1969 |
| Minister of Traffic and Communications | Leo A.I. Chance | PPA | 12 December 1969 |
| Minister of Economic Affairs | Frank J. Pijpers | DP-cur | 12 December 1969 |
| Minister of Welfare | Frank J. Pijpers | DP-cur | 12 December 1969 |
| Francisco Jose Tromp | PPA | 16 July 1970 | |
| Minister of Social Affairs | Amador Poulo Nita [Note] | FOL | 12 December 1969 |
| Ernesto Petronia | PPA | 24 June 1970 | |
| Rufus F. McWilliam | PNP | 16 July 1970 | |
| Minister of Justice | Ernesto Petronia | PPA | 12 December 1969 |
| Francisco Jose Tromp | PPA | 18 April 1970 [5] | |
| Ernesto Petronia | PPA | 16 July 1970 | |
| Minister of Public Health | Amador Poulo Nita [Note] | FOL | 12 December 1969 |
| Ernesto Petronia | PPA | 24 June 1970 | |
| Lucinda da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws | PNP | 16 July 1970 | |
| Minister of Labor [6] | Hilberto M. Thomas | FOL | 5 September 1970 [7] |
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