Ito Tromp

was born and raised on Aruba and grew up in the neighbourhood of Companashi. In 1958 he entered the government service and worked for various departments, such as the Instituto di Cultural as head of Culture and Education. In the last few years of his career he worked at the audiovisual department of the Biblioteca Nacional Aruba. In 1963 Ito left for Puerto Rico for two years studying political science, specializing in public administration.