Guillfred Francis Besaril (born 9 January 1974) is an Aruban politician of the

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. He has been

Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba The Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba ( nl, Gevolmachtigde Minister van Aruba) represents the constituent country of Aruba in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba is Guillfred ...

since 20 November 2017. He previously served in the

Estates of Aruba The Parliament of Aruba ( pap, Parlamento di Aruba, nl, Staten van Aruba) is the unicameral legislature or parliament of Aruba. The parliament has 21 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation. Each member holds their ...

between 2013 and November 2017, the last month as president.

Career

Besaril was born in

Savaneta Savaneta is a town and region in southeastern Aruba. Until 1797, it was the island's capital city. It is home to the island's oldest surviving home, a 150-year-old ''cas di torto'', or mud hut. The Savaneta region has an estimated area of 27.76 s ...

. After attending high school he joined the

Aruba Police Force The Aruba Police Force (Dutch: ''Korps Politie Aruba'' or ''KPA'', Papiamento: ''Cuerpo Policial Aruba'') is the law enforcement agency of Aruba. The force operates under the authority of the Minister of Justice and Social Affairs. History In 1 ...

in 1993. Besaril worked for the force until 2013. Between 2009 and 2013 Besaril was chairman of the Aruban Police Force union. In the 2013 general election Besaril was elected with 833 votes to the

for the

. In November 2014 Besaril filed a police report against two

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politicians, for claims they made against him in the Estates. During the

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Besaril was elected to the Estates with 503 votes. On 27 October he was elected President of the Estates. In the government of

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, Besaril was named Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba. He succeeded

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on 20 November 2017.

References

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