Aruba's Constitution (''dutch: staatsregeling'') was unanimously approved by all political parties represented in Aruba's Parliament on a January 1, 1986, and was proclaimed in the ''Afkondigingsblad van Aruba'', No.26, 1985, on January 1, 1986. The Constitution is based on democratic Western principles and provides for a

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

, (appointed by the King of the Netherlands) for a six-year term, as the monarch's representative. An elected

prime minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

heads the local government and receives legislation from the eight-member Council of Ministers. The

Parliament 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 ...

has legislative powers. Judicial powers are carried out by the common court, the Justice Court of Aruba, and at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands Aruba Constitution was approved unanimously on August 9, 1985, and was proclaimed on August 19, 1985 On January 1, 1986, Aruba gained ''

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 ...

'' and became a constituent country within in the

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, which now consists of the four constituent countries: Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and the

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. The

Government handles defense, citizenship and foreign affairs.

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