Prime Minister of Aruba

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The prime minister of Aruba is de facto head of the executive branch of government. Together with Aruba's Council of Ministers, they form the executive branch of Aruban government.

List of prime ministers of Aruba

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officeParty
1 Henny Eman (1986).jpg Henny Eman
(born 1948)
1 January 19869 February 1989 AVP
2 The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Kamal Nath meeting with the Prime Minister of Aruba, Mr. Nelson Oduber, in New Delhi on December 11, 2007 (cropped).jpg Nelson Oduber
(born 1947)
9 February 19891 September 1994 MEP
(1) Henny Eman (1986).jpg Henny Eman
(born 1948)
1 September 199430 October 2001 AVP
(2) The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Kamal Nath meeting with the Prime Minister of Aruba, Mr. Nelson Oduber, in New Delhi on December 11, 2007 (cropped).jpg Nelson Oduber
(born 1947)
30 October 200130 October 2009 MEP
3 Mike Eman.jpg Mike Eman
(born 1961)
30 October 200917 November 2017 AVP
4 Evelyn Wever-Croes, 2022.jpg Evelyn Wever-Croes
(born 1966)
17 November 2017Incumbent MEP


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