Lydia Emerencia

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

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

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]

  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.