Juan Alfonso Boekhoudt (Papiamento pronunciation: [ˈʒwan alˈfɔnso buˈkhɑwt]; born 27 January 1965) is an Aruban politician serving as the fourth governor of Aruba since 2017.
[1][4] He was appointed as minister plenipotentiary of Aruba per 13 November 2013, he succeeded Edwin Abath.
[5] In October 2016, the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands appointed Boekhoudt as governor of Aruba per 1 January 2017.
[7] The move drew criticism from the Aruban cabinet, which stated that the rules of the Council of Ministers of the kingdom regarding gubernatorial appointments had not been followed.
[9] The Aruban cabinet subsequently withdrew confidence in Boekhoudt, forcing him to resign as minister plenipotentiary of Aruba per 1 November 2016.