Xiomara Maduro
Xiomara Maduro | |
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| Minister of Finance & Culture | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Xiomara Jeanira Maduro[1] 24 December 1974[2] Aruba |
| Political party | People's Electoral Movement (MEP) |
| Occupation | economist, politician |
Xiomara Jeanira Maduro ( born 24 December 1974) is a Dutch politician from Aruba, who is the Minister of Finance and Culture in Aruba.[3][4][5]
Biography
In 1995, Maduro obtained her bachelor's degree in Economics at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in Nijmegen. She then obtained her master's degree in Law with a specialisation in administrative law from the University of Groningen. In 2003, she returned to Aruba, and started to work for the Financial Intelligence Unit.[6]
Maduro entered politics as an MP in 2009, and was appointed to the cabinet of Evelyn Wever-Croes in 2017.[7] Maduro's challenge as finance minister has been to set budgetary targets that will begin to tackle the national debt owed to the Netherlands. From 2017-18 there was growth in the GDP of Aruba, but its economic growth relies heavily on the tourism industry - which accounts for 92% of its GDP.[7]
In 2016, in response to a ban of plastic bags by the government, Maduro called for further increases to Aruba's environmental initiatives. She cited the fact that no environmental protection law had yet been passed in the territory.[8]
References
- ^ "Huramentacion di e Miembronan di Parlamento". Parliament of Aruba (in Papiamento and Dutch). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Eleccion 2009". Diario di Aruba (in Papiamento). 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Overheid, Aruba. "Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and Culture". www.government.aw. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Minister di Cultura Xiomara Ruiz-Maduro – Xiomara Maduro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ Admin (20 March 2019). "DISCURSO MINISTER DI FINANSA, ASUNTONAN ECONOMICO y CULTURA NA E MANISFESTACION CULTURAL PA CELEBRA E 'DIA DI HIMNO Y BANDERA' E TA IMPORTANTE PA NOS POR MANTENE E FORSA DI COHERENCIA | Aruba Native". Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ^ "Ken ta Minister di Finansa y Cultura". Diario Online (in Papiamento). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b Hoey, J. Kelly (2018-11-20). "Aruba: Where Women Lead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Plastic tasjes volgend jaar verboden op Aruba". Caribisch Netwerk (in Dutch). 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2022-01-28.