Frido Croes

Francisco Walfrido "Frido" Croes (born 3 December 1957 in Aruba) is an Aruban politician and former schoolteacher who held the office of Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 2005 to 2009.[1]

Francisco Walfrido (Frido) Croes
Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba
In office
November 8, 2005  October 31, 2009
Preceded byElla Tromp-Yarzagaray
Succeeded byEdwin Abath
Personal details
Born (1957-12-03) December 3, 1957
Aruba
Political partyPeople's Electoral Movement

Biography

Croes was born in Aruba, one of the Caribbean islands of the Lesser Antilles and a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Having obtained his havo diploma (secondary school leavers’ certificate), Croes began studying to become a teacher at the Aruban Pedagogical Academy. After graduating, he worked as a teacher for a decade at the Colegio San Jose of Santa Cruz. During the last four years of this time, he also held the position of head teacher. Between 1994 and 2001, he was employed as the Public Liaison Official of Education by the Department of Education.[1]

In 1988, Croes became a member of the People's Electoral Movement Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo (MEP), a major Aruban political party. From 1989 until 1994, he held a seat for the MEP in the Estates of Aruba, the Aruban legislature. In the period of 1993–94, he was also the Vice-President of the Estates. In 2001, he was elected the President of the Estates. In 2004, Croes asked to assume the portfolio of Education and Administrative Affairs from Fredis Refunjol, after the latter’s appointment to be the Governor of Aruba. In the formation of the fourth Oduber Government’s cabinet on 8 November 2005, Frido Croes was named the Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba in the Netherlands.[1]

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References

  1. "Bekende gezichten in kabinet-Oduber IV". Radio Nederland Wereldomroep (in Dutch). 5 November 2005. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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