Boy Rozendal

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Boy Rozendal

| image = File:Premier Nederlandse Antillen Boy Rozendal.jpg

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| caption = Rozendal (1978)

| office1 = Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles

| term_start1 = 14 October 1977

| term_end1 = 6 July 1979

| monarch1 = Queen Juliana

| predecessor1 = Lucina da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws a.i.

| successor1 = Miguel Pourier a.i.

| office2 = Minister Plenipotentiary

| term_start2 = 12 February 1971

| term_end2 = 1 December 1975

| office3 = Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister

| term_start3 = 12 December 1969

| term_end3 = 12 February 1971

| birth_name = Sylvius Gerard Marie Rozendal

| birth_date = {{birth date|1928|7|4|df=y}}

| birth_place = Curaçao

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2003|6|10|1928|7|4}}

| death_place = Willemstad, Curaçao

| nationality =

| other_names =

| occupation = politician and journalist

| party = Democratic Party of Curaçao

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Sylvius Gerard Marie "Boy" Rozendal (4 July 1928 – 10 June 2003) was an Curaçao politician and journalist. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 1971 until 1975, Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister from 1969 until 1971, and Minister Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands Antilles from 1971 until 1975.

Biography

Rozendal was born on 4 July 1928 in Curaçao.{{cite news|url=https://leiden.courant.nu/issue/LLC/1977-07-02/edition/0/page/6?query=boy%20rozendal&sort=relevance |title=Stembuswinnaar Rozendal staat voor zware taak |website=Leidse Courant |date=2 July 1977 |access-date=13 February 2022 |language=nl}} After graduating high school, he went to the Netherlands to study at the University of Amsterdam, and in 1957, obtained his doctorate in political and social sciences at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Genève, Switzerland.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Sylvius+Rozendal&page=1&coll=ddd&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=1%7C20e_eeuw%7C1970-1979%7C&identifier=ddd:011186925:mpeg21:a0045&resultsidentifier=ddd:011186925:mpeg21:a0045&rowid=5 |title=Rozendal, Sylvius, Gerard, Marie |website=Vrije Stem |date=17 August 1977 |language=nl|access-date=13 February 2022}}

Rozendal returned to Curaçao and in 1958 joined the Democratic Party. In 1959, he was first elected to the island council of Curaçao.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Rozendal&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1950-1959%7C1959%7C&facets%5Bspatial%5D%5B%5D=Nederlandse+Antillen&page=1&coll=ddd&sortfield=date&identifier=ddd:010997644:mpeg21:a0015&resultsidentifier=ddd:010997644:mpeg21:a0015&rowid=2 |title=Laatste vergadering van de oude eilandsraad |website=Amigoe di Curacao |date=27 June 1959 |access-date=13 February 2022 |language=nl}} In 1966, he was first elected to the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Rozendal+staten&coll=ddd&page=1&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1960-1969%7C1966%7C&identifier=ddd:010462956:mpeg21:a0018&resultsidentifier=ddd:010462956:mpeg21:a0018&rowid=6 |title=Gomez wordt Statenlid |website=Amigoe di Curacao |date=6 July 1966 |access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}}

The 1969 Curaçao uprising resulted in a collapse of the government.{{cite web|url=http://www.historiadiaruba.aw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=62 |title=Politieke partijen en verkiezingen |website=Historia di Aruba| access-date=13 February 2022 |language=nl}} On 12 December 1969, Rozendal was appointed Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Rozendal+premier&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1960-1969%7C1969%7C&page=1&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010373714:mpeg21:a0054&resultsidentifier=ddd:010373714:mpeg21:a0054&rowid=7 |title=Frentre Obrero in regering |website=De Waarheid |date=15 December 1969|access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}} On 12 February 1971, he was appointed Minister Plenipotentiary.{{cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llzdbiq0/s_g_m_boy_rozendal |title=S.G.M. (Boy) Rozendal |website=Dutch Parliament |access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}}{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1970-1979%7C1971%7C&query=minister+Rozendal&coll=ddd&page=2&sortfield=date&identifier=ABCDDD:010818110:mpeg21:a0054&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010818110:mpeg21:a0054&rowid=10 |title=Isa heeft kabinet voor Antillen klaar |website=Trouw |date=8 February 1971|language=nl|access-date=13 February 2022}} and served until 1 December 1975.{{cite web|url=https://www.parlement.com/id/vg09llzdbipz/e_g_eldred_maduro |title=E.G. (Eldred) Maduro|website=Dutch Parliament |access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}} In 1973, he became chairperson of the Democratic Party.

A major issue for the 1977 elections was the status aparte for Aruba which would make the island a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and no longer subordinate to Curaçao. The Democratic Party was opposed to a special status,{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=minister+Rozendal&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1970-1979%7C1975%7C&page=2&sortfield=date&coll=ddd&identifier=KBDDD02:000209619:mpeg21:a0099&resultsidentifier=KBDDD02:000209619:mpeg21:a0099&rowid=1 |title=Rozendal: DP gaat voor verrassing zorgen |website=Amigoe di Curacao |date=18 April 1975|access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}} and won a clear victory in the elections.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=Gevolgmachtigd+Rozendal&page=1&coll=ddd&identifier=KBNRC01:000026367:mpeg21:a0009&resultsidentifier=KBNRC01:000026367:mpeg21:a0009&rowid=2 |title=Boy Rozendal wint op de Ned.Antillen |website=NRC Handelsblad |access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}} On 14 October 1977, Rozendal became Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles. His tenure was marred by demonstrations and riots in Aruba organised by Betico Croes.{{cite web|url=http://www.historiadiaruba.aw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22&Itemid=37 |title=De strijd om de Status Aparte |website=Historia di Aruba|access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}} Rozendal turned in his resignation effective 6 July 1979.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=rozendal&coll=ddd&page=2&facets%5Bperiode%5D%5B%5D=2%7C20e_eeuw%7C1970-1979%7C1979%7C&identifier=ddd:010639951:mpeg21:a0024&resultsidentifier=ddd:010639951:mpeg21:a0024&rowid=9 |title=Kabinet-Rozendal treedt af |website=Amigoe |date=11 July 1979|language=nl|access-date=13 February 2022}} On 1 January 1986, Aruba became a constituent country.

Rozendal retired from politics and became an editor and a journalist.{{cite news|url=https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/offset/2/zoekwoord/rozendal+overleden/id/tag:RD.nl,20030611:newsml_b24beb0f24623041a41c4dfb55f31e54 |title=Oud-premier Antillen overleden |website=Reformatorisch Dagblad |date=11 June 2003|access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}} He would return to the Estates between 1990 and 1994.

On 10 June 2003, Rozendal died in Willemstad, Curaçao at the age of 74.