# Olindo Koolman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Olindo_Koolman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Olindo_Koolman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olindo_Koolman > Source revision: 1348221010 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Aruban politician (born 1942)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Olindo Koolman | image = | alt = | caption = | office1 = 2nd [Governor of Aruba](/source/Governor_of_Aruba) | term_start1 = 29 January 1992 | term_end1 = 11 August 2004 | predecessor2 = [Felipe Tromp](/source/Felipe_Tromp) | successor2 = [Fredis Refunjol](/source/Fredis_Refunjol) | monarch2 = [Beatrix](/source/Beatrix_of_the_Netherlands) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1942|4|15|df=y}} | birth_place = [Aruba](/source/Aruba) | death_date = | death_place = | other_names = | occupation = civil servant and administrator | party = | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = }} '''Olindo Koolman''' (born 15 April 1942) was an Aruban politician who served as the second [governor of Aruba](/source/governor_of_Aruba){{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o9ODxqsr-dIC&pg=PA103 |title=South America, Central America and the Caribbean, 2002 |date=2001 |publisher=Europa Publications |isbn=1-85743-121-9 |edition=10th |location=London |pages=103–}} and served two terms of six years as governor from 29 January 1992 until 11 August 2004. ==Biography== Koolman was born on 15 April 1942 in [Aruba](/source/Aruba). He studied law, and in 1966 became a civil servant in the taxation office.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?query=koolman+15+april+1942&coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010644318:mpeg21:a0003&resultsidentifier=ddd:010644318:mpeg21:a0003&rowid=1 |title=Koolman vanaf heden gouverneur van Aruba|website=Amigoe di Curacao |date=29 January 1992 |access-date=13 February 2022|language=nl}} Koolman was a member of the commission which prepared the ''[status aparte](/source/status_aparte)'' of Aruba in which the island became a constituent country within the [Kingdom of the Netherlands](/source/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands).{{cite news|url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1992/03/07/gouverneur-wil-snel-duidelijkheid-over-status-aparte-7135526-a136469 |title=Gouverneur wil snel duidelijkheid over Status Aparte |website=NRC Handelsblad |date=7 March 1992 |access-date=13 February 2022 |language=nl |url-access=subscription}} In 1986 he started working as an inspector of customs and excise.{{cite book |last1=East |first1=Roger |title=Whitaker's almanack world heads of state, 1998 |date=1998 |publisher=The Stationery Office |location=London |isbn=978-0-11-702204-1 |page=14 |url=https://archive.org/details/whitakersalmanac0000east/page/14/mode/2up?q=koolman |access-date=21 June 2025}} On 29 January 1992, he became [governor of Aruba](/source/governor_of_Aruba) and served until 11 August 2004. His candidacy was disputed because he had not been involved in Aruban politics previously.{{cite news |title=Gouverneur wil snel duidelijkheid over Status Aparte |url=https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1992/03/07/gouverneur-wil-snel-duidelijkheid-over-status-aparte-7135526-a136469 |access-date=21 June 2025 |work=NRC |date=7 March 1992 |archive-date=21 June 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250621230857/https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1992/03/07/gouverneur-wil-snel-duidelijkheid-over-status-aparte-7135526-a136469 |url-status=bot: unknown }} Following his swearing in, Koolman stressed the importance of human rights, protection of the environment, and prosecution of the war against drug trafficking as his main goals. In 1997 he vetoed a proposed MEP-OLA cabinet in September, and rejected prospective financial minister [Carlos Mansur](/source/Carlos_Mansur).{{cite book |title=Caribbean Insight |date=1997 |publisher=Goodyear Gibbs (Caribbean) |page=5 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Caribbean_Insight/FRIWAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Olindo+Koolman%22&dq=%22Olindo+Koolman%22&printsec=frontcover |access-date=21 June 2025 |language=en}} In late 1998 to 1999, a dispute arose over whether candidate minister [Glenbert Croes](/source/Glenbert_Croes), the head of the opposition party [Aruban Liberal Organization](/source/Aruban_Liberal_Organization), could become a minister in his cabinet.{{cite news |title=Koninkrijksregering beziet of Croes minister kan worden |url=https://www.trouw.nl/voorpagina/koninkrijksregering-beziet-of-croes-minister-kan-worden~bcdc5934/ |access-date=21 June 2025 |work=Trouw |date=9 June 1998}} Koolman refused the appointment because Croes was the subject of a criminal investigation on fraud. Koolman submitted the case to the [Council of State](/source/Council_of_State). In 1999 again refused to appoint him as Minister of Transport and Communications.{{cite news |title=Spanning om ministersbenoeming Aruba |url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/spanning-om-ministersbenoeming-aruba~b0263b5c/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fnl.wikipedia.org%2F |access-date=21 June 2025 |work=Volksrant |date=29 September 1998}} Since April 2004 he has created a foundation under his name, which was later included in the [Paradise Papers](/source/Paradise_Papers).{{cite web |title=STICHTING GOUVERNEUR MR OLINDO KOOLMAN {{!}} ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database |url=https://offshoreleaks.icij.org/nodes/85032673 |website=offshoreleaks.icij.org |access-date=21 June 2025}} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{s-start|noclear=no}} {{s-gov}} {{s-bef|before=[Felipe Tromp](/source/Felipe_Tromp)}} {{s-ttl|title=[Governor of Aruba](/source/Governor_of_Aruba)|years=1992–2004}} {{s-aft|after=[Fredis Refunjol](/source/Fredis_Refunjol)}} {{s-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Koolman, Olindo}} Category:Living people Category:1942 births Category:Aruban politicians Category:Governors of Aruba --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Olindo Koolman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olindo_Koolman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olindo_Koolman?action=history)). 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