The Ministry of Justice is the Aruban Ministry responsible for

justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

imprisonment Imprisonment is the restraint of a person's liberty, for any cause whatsoever, whether by authority of the government, or by a person acting without such authority. In the latter case it is "false imprisonment". Imprisonment does not necessari ...

and

public security Public security or public safety is the prevention of and protection from events that could endanger the safety and security of the public from significant danger, injury, or property damage. It is often conducted by a state government to ensure ...

. The Ministry was created in 1986, following Aruba's

Status aparte ''Status aparte'' refers to the special status of Aruba between 1986 and 2010 as a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, separate from the Netherlands Antilles to which it belonged until 1986. With the dissolution of the Net ...

" Per an ordinance passed in 2002, the ministry is organized as follows * The Directorate of Judicial Affairs. * The Support Office. * The Executive Services *The Attorney General's Office *The Registry of the Common Courts of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Attorney General serves as the legal adviser to the Minister of Justice.

List of Ministers of Justice

{, class="wikitable" , +Ministers of Justice !No. !Minister of Justice !Took office !Left office !Party !Ministry , - , 1 , Edgar W. Vos , 1986 , 1989 , AVP , Minister of Justice & Public Health , - , 2 , Hendrik Croes , 1990 , 1994 , MEP , Ministry of Justice & Sport , - , 3 , Edgar W. Vos , 1994 , 2001 , AVP , Ministry of Justice & Public Works , - , 4 , Eddy Croes , February 2001 , October 2001 , MEP , Ministry of Justice & Public Works , - , 5 , Rudy Croes , 2001 , 2008 , MEP , Ministry of Justice , - , 6 , Arthur Dowers , 2009 , 2016 , AVP , Ministry of Justice & Education , - , 7 , Andin Bikker , 2016 , 2021 , POR , Minister of Justice & Immigration , - , 8 , Rocco Tjon , 2021 , incumbent , MEP , Ministry of Justice & Social Affairs *

References

Justice ministries Government of Aruba

List of Ministers of Justice

See also

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