Lydia A. Emerencia (born 1954 in Aruba) was Island Governor of Bonaire from 1 March 2012 to 1 March 2014.[1][2]

Lydia Emerencia
Island Governor of Bonaire
In office
1 March 2012 – 1 March 2014
MonarchsBeatrix
Willem-Alexander
Preceded byGlenn Thodé
Succeeded byEdison Rijna
Personal details
Born1954
NationalityDutch
Alma materUniversity of Utrecht
Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen

Emerencia received a PhD at the University of Utrecht[3] and a PhD from the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen. Prior to becoming Island Governor of Bonaire, she was a faculty member of the University of Aruba.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lydia Emerencia, new island governor of Bonaire". Rijksdienst Dutch Caribbean. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Process started for new Bonaire Island Governor". The Daily Herald. 28 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Dr. Lydia Emerencia". Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. ^ Carroll, Kevin Sean (2009). Language Maintenance in Aruba and Puerto Rico: Understanding Perceptions of Language Threat. ProQuest. p. 89.