Frits Goedgedrag

{{Short description|Dutch Antillean politician}}

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| office = Governor of Curaçao

| term_start = 10 October 2010

| term_end = 24 November 2012

| monarch = Beatrix

| predecessor = Position established

| successor = Lucille George-Wout

| office2 = Governor of the Netherlands Antilles

| term_start2 = 1 July 2002

| term_end2 = 10 October 2010

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| predecessor2 = Jaime Saleh

| successor2 = Position abolished

| office3 = Lieutenant Governor of Bonaire

| term_start3 = 1 February 1992

| term_end3 = 31 January 1998

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| predecessor3 = George G.A Soliana

| successor3 = Richard R.N Hart

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| birth_place = Aruba

| birthname = Frits Martinus de los Santos Goedgedrag

| nationality = Dutch

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Frits Martinus de los Santos Goedgedrag (born 1 November 1951 in Aruba) is a Dutch Antillean politician who was the first governor of Curaçao following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles.RNW.nl - [http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/gouverneurs-voor-curacao-en-sint-maarten Gouverneurs voor Curaçao en Sint Maarten] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120003916/http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/gouverneurs-voor-curacao-en-sint-maarten |date=2011-01-20 }} During his tenure, he oversaw the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles and Curaçao becoming a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

==Career==

From 1992 to 1998, Goedgedrag was lieutenant governor of Bonaire. He succeeded Jaime Saleh in 2010 to become the governor of the Netherlands Antilles and remained in this post until the dissolution of the Antilles in 2003. He refused to name the 2003 Curaçao general election party leader as formateur, citing a criminal investigation. Goedgedrag instead appointed Mirna Louisa-Godett as formateur. In September 2012, Goedgedrag resigned his commission citing health reasons.{{cite news |title=Governor Goedgedrag submits his resignation |url=http://www.dutchcaribbeanlegalportal.com/news/movers-shakers/79-a-new-challenge/2533-gouverneur-curacao-vraagt-ontslag |access-date=7 December 2021 |publisher=Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal |date=October 22, 2012}} At his farewell ceremony he was knighted as a Commander in the Order of Orange-Nassau.{{cite news |title=Goedgedrag knighted |url=https://antilliaansdagblad.com/nieuws-menu/6083-plasterk-hangt-goedgedrag-lintje-om#:~:text=De%20minister%20van%20Koninkrijksrelaties%20Ronald,de%20Orde%20van%20Oranje%2DNassau. |work=Antiliaans Dagblaad |date=29 November 2012}}

In May 2013, Goedgedrag was appointed to the Council of State for extraordinary service to the special municipalities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba. In June 2013,he was appointed to the Council of Advice of Aruba.{{cite web |title=Goedgedrag appointed to Raad van Advies Aruba |url=https://rva.aw/rva/nieuwe-leden-voor-de-raad-van-advies/ |website=RVA |access-date=13 June 2013}}
- {{cite web |title=Goededrag appointed to Raad van State |url=https://www.telegraaf.nl/nieuws/1107510/de-los-santos-goedgedrag-bij-raad-van-state |work=De Telegraaf}} In 2014, he was appointed chairman of the Council of Advice. His term ended in July 2020.