Juan Alfonso Boekhoudt (born 27 January 1965) is an Aruban politician serving as the

governor of Aruba The governor of Aruba is the representative on Aruba of the Dutch monarch. The governor's duties are twofold; he represents and guards the general interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is head of the Aruban government. He is accountab ...

since 1 January 2017. He previously served as

minister plenipotentiary An envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary, usually known as a minister, was a diplomatic head of mission who was ranked below ambassador. A diplomatic mission headed by an envoy was known as a legation rather than an embassy. Under the ...

from 14 November 2013 to 17 November 2016.

Life

Boekhoudt was born on Aruba on 27 January 1965. Between 1991 and 1994 he worked in the cabinet of the

minister plenipotentiary of Aruba The Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba ( nl, 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 Guillfred ...

. From 1994 to 2005 he worked as financial manager and director in the private sector. He served as director of the Aruba Ports Authority between 2005 and 2013. He also served as the chairman of the Aruba Red Cross between October 2010 and November 2013. He was appointed as

per 13 November 2013, he succeeded

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. Boekhoudt was succeeded by

Juan David Yrausquin Juan David Yrausquin (born 1 January 1980) is an Aruban politician. He was Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba between 17 November 2016 and 20 November 2017. He was Minister of Finance between 2013 and 2014 in the second Mike Eman cabinet. Career In ...

on 17 November 2016.

Appointment as governor

In October 2016, the

Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands The Council of Ministers of the Kingdom ( nl, Ministerraad van het Koninkrijk or ''Rijksministerraad'') is the executive council of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which is a state consisting of four constituent countries: Aruba, Curaçao, the Ne ...

appointed Boekhoudt as

per 1 January 2017. He was nominated by the Dutch minister of the interior and kingdom relations, Ronald Plasterk. The move drew criticism from the Aruban cabinet, which stated that the rules of the Council of Ministers of the kingdom regarding gubernatorial appointments had not been followed. With the Aruban cabinet wishing that the appointment was reversed. The Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations stated that the rules had been followed. The Aruban cabinet had nominated Finance Minister Angel Bermudez for the position. The Aruban cabinet subsequently withdrew confidence in Boekhoudt, forcing him to resign as minister plenipotentiary of Aruba per 1 November 2016. On 18 October the conflict between Eman and Plasterk was settled, with Eman accepting the appointment of Boekhoudt, with the parties jointly declaring that the process was not handled perfectly.

References

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