Angel Roald Bermudez (born 1950 or 1951) is an Aruban politician. He served as Minister of Transport and Communication between 1987 and 1989. From 2011 to 2014, he was director of the Tax and Customs Administration of the Caribbean Netherlands. Bermudez served as Minister of Finance between 28 July 2014 and 17 November 2017.

Career

Bermudez was born on Aruba and raised in the Netherlands. He studied fiscal and company law at the

Erasmus University Rotterdam Erasmus University Rotterdam ( ; abbreviated as EUR) is a public research university located in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The university is named after Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, a 15th-century Christian humanist and theologian. Erasmus M ...

. He subsequently obtained a postdoctoral title at

Leiden University Leiden University (abbreviated as ''LEI''; ) is a Public university, public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Established in 1575 by William the Silent, William, Prince of Orange as a Protestantism, Protestant institution, it holds the d ...

. After training as a tax inspector Bermudez returned to Aruba where he became head of the tax inspection. After Aruba gained its status as an autonomous country within the

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in 1986, Bermudez served in the first cabinet of

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. He was minister of Transport and Communication from February 1987 and March 1989, replacing Benny Nisbet. Bermudez subsequently worked as fiscalist in the private sector. From 1 January 2011 to 1 July 2014, Bermudez was director of the

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of the

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. He subsequently served shortly as chef de bureau of Aruban Minister of Finance Juan David Yrausquin. When Yrausquin resigned as Minister Bermudez succeeded him, taking office on 28 July 2014. His term in office ended when the government of

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was sworn in on 17 November 2017, he was succeeded by

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. In 2016, Bermudez was the candidate of the Aruban government for the function of

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. After a conflict with the Dutch government

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obtained the position. Bermudez is married and has two children.

References

External links

Profile on Government of Aruba
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bermudez, Angel 1950s births Living people Erasmus University Rotterdam alumni Government ministers of Aruba Leiden University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)