Henny Eman

Jan Hendrik Albert "Henny" Eman (20 March 1948 – 6 January 2025) was an Aruban politician.

Upon the unexpected early death of his father, Henny Eman, was forced to undertake some business activities in Leiden in addition to his studies.

In 1986 he became the first Prime Minister of the newborn country Aruba then besieged by the crisis resulting from LAGO's departure.

The Eman administration executed a well prepared economic rescue plan and within a couple of years Aruba was once again afloat sailing in waters of prosperity.

During his term the two main political parties – the Arubaanse Volkspartij (AVP, Aruban Peoples Party) led by Eman and the Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo (MEP, People's Electoral Movement) led by Nelson Oduber – accused each other of permitting the Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan to infest Aruba with narco traffic and both claim to have kicked them off the island.

Memorial stone at Leiden cafe "Het Keizertje"