Evelyn Wever-Croes

Evelyna Christina "Evelyn" Wever-Croes (born 5 December 1966) is an Aruban politician and current Prime Minister of Aruba, serving since November 2017. She is the first woman to hold this office.[1] She is a member of the People's Electoral Movement (MEP) and has been the leader of the party since 2011.[2]

Evelyn Wever-Croes
Wever-Croes on 31 May 2018
4th Prime Minister of Aruba
Assumed office
17 November 2017
MonarchWillem-Alexander
GovernorAlfonso Boekhoudt
Preceded byMike Eman
Personal details
Born (1966-12-05) 5 December 1966
Political partyPeople's Electoral Movement

Early life

Wever-Croes was born on 5 December 1966 in Leiden.[2] She is daughter of Hendrik Croes and Filomena Maria Garrido.

Wever-Croes studied Antillean law at the University of the Netherlands Antilles from 1985 to 1986. She then moved to the Netherlands and studied tax law at Leiden University from 1986 to 1989.[2] Wever-Croes worked for the tax inspection from 1989 to 2003, working as head of the department since 1994. She then worked at a law firm as a tax adviser at Croes, Wever & Tchong until 2010, concurrently working as a lawyer since 2008.[2]

Betico Croes and former Minister of Justice Rudy Croes are uncles of her.[3]

Political career

Wever-Croes was member of the Parliament of Aruba since 29 October 2009, having been elected in the 2009 elections where she held the third position on the party list. She served as parliamentary group leader since 2013.[2][3] She resigned from the Estates to become Prime Minister.

In the 2017 general election Wever-Croes' MEP obtained 9 seats. She subsequently managed to form a coalition government under her leadership with the Pueblo Orguyoso y Respeta (POR) and Network of Electoral Democracy (RED), the first Aruban coalition government in sixteen years, and the first Aruban government headed by a woman and subsequently becoming the first Female Prime Minister.[4]

Cabinet

Wever-Croes's cabinet was sworn in by Governor Alfonso Boekhoudt on 17 November 2017.[1] Eight members of the Estates of Aruba joined the cabinet.[1]

Ministry Minister Period Party
Prime Minister Evelyn Wever-Croes 17 November 2017 MEP
Minister of General Affairs, Integrity, Energy and Innovation Evelyn Wever-Croes 17 November 2017 MEP
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour Glenbert Croes 17 November 2017 MEP
Minister of Finance, Economic Affairs and Culture Xiomara Ruiz-Maduro 17 November 2017 MEP
Minister of Tourism, Public Health and Sports Dangui Oduber 17 November 2017 MEP
Minister of Transport, Communication and Primary Sector Chris Romero 17 November 2017 MEP
Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Otmar Oduber 17 November 2017 POR
Minister of Justice and Immigration Andin Bikker 17 November 2017 POR
Minister of Education, Science and Sustainable Development Armando Lampe 17 November 2017 RED
Minister Plenipotentiary in The Hague Guillfred F. Besaril 20 November 2017 MEP

References
  1. "Aruba has a new cabinet". The Daily Herald. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. "Mr. E. C. Wever-Croes (MEP)" (in Dutch). Estates of Aruba. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  3. "Evelyn Wever-Croes wil MEP vernieuwen" (in Dutch). Wereldomroep. 7 September 2009. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  4. "Aruba heeft voor het eerst vrouwelijke premier" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. 18 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 November 2017.
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