Ady Thijsen

Ady Thijsen
Thijsen in 2023
Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba
Assumed office
13 October 2022 (caretaker from 5 July 2022)
MonarchWillem-Alexander
Prime MinisterEvelyn Wever-Croes
Preceded byGuillfred Besaril
Permanent Representative of Aruba to the European Union
Assumed office
1 December 2021
Preceded byEddy Paris
Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba
In office
1 December 2021 – 13 October 2022
President of the Parliament of Aruba
In office
27 November 2017 – July 2021
Preceded byGuillfred Besaril
Succeeded byEdgar Vrolijk
Member of the Parliament of Aruba
In office
2005 – 1 December 2021
Personal details
Born
Juan Edberto Thijsen

(1958-11-08) 8 November 1958 (age 66)
Aruba
Political partyPeople's Electoral Movement
Alma materTilburg University
OccupationPolitician, lawyer

Juan Edberto "Ady" Thijsen (born 8 November 1958) is an Aruban politician. He has served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba since 2022 and Permanent Representative of Aruba to the European Union since December 2021. He had been Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary from 2021. Thijsen was member of the Parliament of Aruba for the People's Electoral Movement between 2005 and 2021, and served as its President between 2017 and 2021.