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The Governor of Aruba is the representative on Aruba of the Dutch head of state (Queen Beatrix). Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela Politics of Aruba, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Aruba 's Constitution Day Aruba's State Constitution was unanimously approved by all political parties represented in Aruba's Parliament on August 9 1985 and was proclaimed Fredis Refunjol is the current Governor of Aruba. Governor Refunjol was born in Aruba in 1950 and is married to Clarette Lopez The Prime Minister of Aruba is Aruba 's Head of government. Together with Aruba's Council of Ministers they form the Executive branch of Aruban government The Estates ( Staten) is the Legislature or Parliament of Aruba. This article lists political parties in Aruba. Aruba has a Multi-party system with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful Elections in Aruba gives information on Election and election results in Aruba. General elections were held in Aruba on 23 September 2005. They were won by the People's Electoral Movement, which took 11 of the 21 seats in Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela The governors duties are twofold: he represents and guards the general interests of the Kingdom and is head of the Aruban Government. He is accountable to the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands and The Kingdom of the Netherlands are two distinct geographical and administrative entities As the head of the Government, the Governor is immune. The Governor exercises the executive power under the responsibility of the Ministers, who are responsible to the Estates of Aruba. The Estates ( Staten) is the Legislature or Parliament of Aruba. The Governor does not have political responsibilities and is not part of the cabinet. During the formation of a cabinet the governor plays an important role. The governor is appointed by the Queen for a period of six years. This period can be prolonged for one more term of six years. The governor is supported by his secretariat the cabinet of the governor, and is advised by the Council of Advice (Raad van Advies), consisting of at least 5 members, appointed by the governor, advising him on the drafts of state ordinances, state decrees, kingdom acts and general administrative orders.
List of governors
On 1 January 1986 Aruba was given its Status Aparte. Before this date the governor of the Netherlands Antilles was also governor for Aruba.
- The first Governor of Aruba was Mr. F. B. Tromp. He was appointed by Royal Decree of September 27, 1985, No. 16, as of January 1, 1986.
- The second Governor of Aruba was Mr. mr. O. Koolman. He was appointed by Royal Decree of January 28, 1992, No. 92. 000904, as of January 29, 1992.
- The third and present Governor of Aruba is Governor Fredis Refunjol. Fredis Refunjol is the current Governor of Aruba. Governor Refunjol was born in Aruba in 1950 and is married to Clarette Lopez He was appointed by Royal Decree of May 4, 2004, No. 04. 001780, as of May 1, 2004.
External links
- Site of the Governor of Aruba [1]
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