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LOCAL Tuesday 21 November 2017

First Female Premier Aruba

ORANJESTAD - It’s for the instead of 9 ministers. This in
first time in history that Aru- reality has become 8.
ba has a female premier: With on her side coalition
Evelyn Wever-Croes. An- partners Otmar Oduber
other unique element of (POR) and Ricardo Croes
the newly formed govern- (RED), premier Wever-
ment is the fact that it is a Croes (MEP) declared that
coalition, a phenomenon the process was not easy,
that has not occurred since but for all they have great
1998. The results of the past respect for each other.
elections in September Wever-Croes herself will
were the foundation of a take care of the Ministry of
coalition between the par- Common Affairs as well as
ties MEP (People’s Electoral the ministerial portfolio In- new minister of Social Af-
Movement, 9 voting seats), tegrity, Energy and Innova- fairs and Labor.
the new political party POR tion. The portfolios Tourism, Pub-
(People’s Pride and Re- Otmar Oduber (POR) will lic Health and Sport will be
spect) with 2 voting seats function as vice-premier taken care of by minister
and 1 voting seat for RED and minister of Infrastruc- Dangui Oduber (MEP). For
(Red Democratico). ture and Environment. the ministry Public Health
His colleague Andin Bakker he will be supported by
Last week the new gov- (POR) will be minister of Jus- dental surgeon Arthur
ernment announced their tice and Immigration. Vallejo.
cabinet after negotiations Xiomara Ruiz-Maduro Chris Romero (MEP) will
that almost took 5 weeks. (MEP) is minister of Financ- function as minister of
The newly formed cabinet es, Economic Affairs and Transport, Communication
will know 8 ministers, 1 more Culture. and Primary Sector.
than the number they cam- Armando Lampe (RED) will Guilfred Besaril (MEP) de-
paigned with. The parties be line-minister of Educa- parts for Den Hague in The
campaigned separately tion, Sciences and Sustain- Netherlands to fulfill the
and one of the mutual able Development. task of Minister Plenipoten-
points was the number of 7 Glenbert Croes (MEP) is the tiary of Aruba.q