Alfonso Boekhoudt
| Alfonso Boekhoudt | |
|---|---|
| 4th Governor of Aruba | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2017 |
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| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Prime Minister | Mike Eman |
| Preceded by | Fredis Refunjol |
| Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba | |
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In office 14 November 2013 – 17 November 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Mike Eman |
| Preceded by | Edwin Abath |
| Succeeded by | Juan David Yrausquin |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 January 1965 Aruba |
Juan Alfonso Boekhoudt (born 27 January 1965) is an Aruban administrator. He was Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 14 November 2013 to 17 November 2016. He has been Governor since 1 January 2017.
Boekhoudt has served as director of the Aruba Ports Authority. He also served as chair of the Aruba Red Cross.
He was appointed as Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba per 13 November 2013, he succeeded Edwin Abath. Boekhoudt was succeeded by Juan David Yrausquin on 17 November 2016.
In October 2016, the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands appointed Boekhoudt as Governor of Aruba per 1 January 2017. He was nominated by Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Ronald Plasterk.
The move drew criticism from the government of Prime Minister Mike Eman, 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.
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