Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba

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The minister plenipotentiary of Aruba (Dutch: De Gevolmachtigde Minister van Aruba) represents the constituent country of Aruba in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba is Alfonso Boekhoudt. The Minister Plenipotentiary and his cabinet are seated in the "Arubahuis" (Aruba House) in The Hague.

A significant difference between the Netherlands Ministers and the Ministers Plenipotentiary is that the former Ministers are accountable for their politics and policies to the Dutch parliament. The Ministers Plenipotentiary, however, are accountable to their national governments. Therefore, the Ministers Plenipotentiary usually do not resign in the event of a Dutch cabinet crisis.[1]

List of Ministers Plenipotentiary of Aruba

The following table lists the Ministers Plenipotentiary of Aruba that have been in office since Aruba gained its status aparte in 1986:

Name Period Party
Alfonso BoekhoudtNovember 14, 2013— AVP
Edwin AbathNovember 1, 2009-November 13, 2013 AVP
Frido CroesNovember 8, 2005–October 31, 2009 MEP
Ella Tromp-YarzagarayOctober 30, 2001–November 7, 2005MEP
Mito CroesSeptember 1994–October 30, 2001AVP
Candelario WeverMarch 2, 1993–September 1994MEP
Ella Tromp-YarzagarayMarch 8, 1991–March 1, 1993MEP
R.H. LacléFebruary 9, 1989–March 7, 1991MEP
John MerrywaterJanuary 10, 1986–February 11, 1989PPA

References

  1. ↑ "Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles: Political relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands". Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties. Archived from the original on 2008-02-17. Retrieved 2007-10-13.