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10 Facts About Frans Figaroa

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Francisco Dominico "Frans" Figaroa was an Aruban politician who served as Lieutenant governor of Aruba from 1979 until 1982, figaroa previously served as President of the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles and Minister of Education of the Netherlands Antilles, Figaroa served as chairman of the Aruba Football Federation and chairman of the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee.

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Frans Figaroa then worked for several months at Lago Oil and Transport Company.

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From 1 June 1961 until 2 November 1962 Frans Figaroa was Minister for Education of the Netherlands Antilles in the Second Jonckheer cabinet, for the Union Nacional Arubano.

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In preparation of these debates Frans Figaroa hosted the chair of the Dutch House of Representatives, Anne Vondeling, and the chair of the parliament of Suriname, Emile Wijntuin, in September 1975, since the Netherlands Antilles was considered a neutral party in these discussions.

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From 1979 until 1982, Frans Figaroa was lieutenant governor of Aruba.

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Frans Figaroa represented Aruba in court, was head of law enforcement, and represented both the Dutch government and the government of the Netherlands Antilles.

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From 1986 until his death in 1993, Frans Figaroa was a member of the newly created Advisory Council of Aruba.

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Frans Figaroa was a member of the Latin American Parliament, serving on the education, culture, science, technology and communication committee.

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Frans Figaroa was founder of SV Jong Aruba, chair of the Aruba Football Federation and chair of the Netherlands Antilles Olympic Committee.

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In 1980, Frans Figaroa was created an officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau.