Olindo Koolman (born 15 April 1942) was the second

governor of Aruba The governor of Aruba is the representative on Aruba of the Dutch monarch. The governor's duties are twofold; he represents and guards the general interests of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and is head of the Aruban government. He is accountabl ...

and served two terms of six years as governor from 29 January 1992 until 11 August 2004.

Biography

Koolman was born on 15 April 1942 in

Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...

. He studied law, and in 1966 became a civil servant in the taxation office. Koolman was a member of the commission which prepared the ''

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 ...

'' of Aruba in which the island became a constituent country within the

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. On 29 January 1992, he became

and served until 11 August 2004.

References

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