Daniel Hodge

{{Short description|Former prime minister of Curaçao}} {{Distinguish|Dan Hodges|Danny Hodge|Daniel Hodges (police officer)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022|cs1-dates=y}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | alt = | image = | office = 3rd Prime Minister of Curaçao | monarch = Beatrix<br>Willem-Alexander | governor = Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede {{small|(acting)}} | term_start = 31 December 2012 | term_end = 7 June 2013 | predecessor = Stanley Betrian | successor = Ivar Asjes | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959-10-23|df=yes}} | birth_place = | party = }}

'''Daniel Robert Hodge''' (born 23 October 1959) is a Curaçaoan politician who served as the third Prime Minister of Curaçao from December 2012 to June 2013. Hodge, who was formerly the director of the Postspaarbank Curaçao, later became the leader of Partido Antia Restruktura (Real Alternative Party) after his resignation as the prime minister. In early 2025, he returned to politics and took over as the new leader of the Democratic Party.

== Early life and career == Daniel Robert Hodge was born on 23 October 1959. After completing his schooling in Curacao, he obtained a diploma from {{lang|nl|Maria Immaculata Lyceum|italic=no}} (Mary Immaculate High School) in 1978. He attended college in Netherlands, and graduated with a degree in business administration from the Tilburg University in 1984. In 1987, he obtained his master's degree in business administration from Erasmus University at Rotterdam.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |date=10 January 2013 |title=Even voorstellen: Wie is… Daniel Hodge? |language=nl |trans-title=Introducing: Who is… Daniel Hodge? |work=Knipselkrant Curaçao |location=Willemstad |url=https://knipselkrant-curacao.com/even-voorstellen-wie-is-daniel-hodge/ |url-status=live |access-date=22 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416113736/https://knipselkrant-curacao.com/even-voorstellen-wie-is-daniel-hodge/ |archive-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>

Hodge returned to Curacao and took up a financial analyst position at Kodela. He later joined Aqualectra, before moving on to take up a position as an investment office at MCB bank in 1989, where he worked till 1997. He worked at the Giro Bank from 1997 to 2002, before taking up a role at {{lang|nl|Postspaarbank Curaçao|italic=no}} (Post Savings Bank). He later became the director of Postspaarbank and later as the director of the business association {{lang|nl|Vereniging Bedrijfsleven Curaçao}} (Curaçao Business Association).<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="DH">{{cite web|url=https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/new-leader-of-dp-confirmed|title=New leader of DP confirmed|work=Daily Herald|date=7 June 2025|access-date=1 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=21 December 2012 |title=New Transitional Government Will Swear In On 2 January 2013 |language=en-US |work=Curaçao Chronicle |url=http://curacaochronicle.com/politics/new-transitional-government-will-swear-in-on-january-2-2013/ |url-status=live |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617210725/http://curacaochronicle.com/politics/new-transitional-government-will-swear-in-on-january-2-2013/ |archive-date=17 June 2021}}</ref>

== Political career == Hodge was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Curaçao on 31 December 2012 by Governor {{lang|nl|Adèle van der Pluijm-Vrede|italic=no}}. He represented the {{lang|nl|Pueblo Soberano|italic=no}} (Sovereign People) party,<ref name="DH"/> and succeeded Stanley Betrian, who led an interim government in the last months of 2012.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 December 2012 |title=New Government Will Be Installed On December 31 |language=en-US |work=Curaçao Chronicle |url=http://curacaochronicle.com/politics/changes-new-government-will-be-installed-on-december-31/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-04-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515081114/http://curacaochronicle.com/politics/changes-new-government-will-be-installed-on-december-31/ |archive-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>

On 27 March 2013, Hodge resigned as the prime minister along with his cabinet.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 March 2013 |title=Cabinet Hodge Is Officially A Demissionairy Government |language=en-US |work=Curaçao Chronicle |url=http://curacaochronicle.com/main/cabinet-hodge-is-officially-a-demissionairy-government/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008194928/http://curacaochronicle.com/main/cabinet-hodge-is-officially-a-demissionairy-government/ |archive-date=8 October 2021}}</ref> He continued to lead the government in a demissionary capacity until a new cabinet was formed on 7 June 2013.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 June 2013 |title=Regering Curaçao beëdigd |language=nl |trans-title=Curaçao government sworn in |work=Nederlandse Omroep Stichting |url=http://nos.nl/artikel/515584-regering-curacao-beedigd.html |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220213213547/https://nos.nl/artikel/515584-regering-curacao-beedigd |archive-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>

After his resignation as the prime minister, Hodge was elected as the new leader of the {{lang|pap|Partido Antia Restruktura|italic=no}} (Real Alternative Party) on 25 June 2013, and briefly served in the post.<ref name="DH"/><ref>{{cite news |url=https://curacaochronicle.com/politics/daniel-hodge-new-leader-par/ |title=Daniel Hodge New Leader PAR |work=Curaçao Chronicle |access-date=1 April 2026 }}</ref> After a hiatus, he returned as the chairman of the Democratic Party, and was elected as its leader in January 2025.<ref name="DH"/>

{{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{s-bef|before=Stanley Betrian}} {{s-ttl|title=Prime Minister of Curaçao|years=2012–2013}} {{s-aft|after=Ivar Asjes}} {{end}}

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