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Mercelina cabinet
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11th Cabinet of Sint Maarten
Date formed3 May 2024
Date dissolved21 May 2024
People and organisations
Head of state Willem-Alexander (Monarch)
Ajamu Baly (Governor)
Head of government Luc Mercelina
Member parties Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, Democratic Party, Party for Progress  [ nl ], Nation Opportunity Wealth
History
Election 11 January 2024
Predecessor Jacobs II
Successor Mercelina II

The Mercelina cabinet was the 11th Council of Ministers of Sint Maarten headed by Prime Minister Luc Mercelina. It was installed by Governor Ajamu Baly on 3 May 2024. [1] [2]

Formation of the cabinet began after the general elections held on 11 January 2024. The cabinet is a coalition of four parties known as the 2x4 coalition: [3] Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, Democratic Party, Party for Progress  [ nl ], Nation Opportunity Wealth. [4] [5] The cabinet fell after only 18 days when Nation Opportunity Wealth MP Kevin Maingrette resigned from his party and left the coalition to join the opposition. This crossing the floor cost the coalition its majority, leading Mercelina to dissolve parliament and call snap elections. [6] However, on 27 May, Maingrette withdrew his support for the opposition and expressed support for the Mercelina administration again despite still sitting as an independent. [7] However, the elections remained scheduled. [8]

List of Ministers

The cabinet is composed as follows:

   Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM)    Democratic Party (DP)   Party for Progress (Sint Maarten) (PFP  [ nl ])  Nation Opportunity Wealth (N.O.W.)

Cabinet members
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyRemarks
Prime Minister
Minister of General Affairs 		3 May 2024Incumbent  URSM  
Deputy Prime Minister [9]
Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA)
Acting Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure		3 May 2024Incumbent  URSM  
Minister of Justice
Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS)		3 May 2024Incumbent  N.O.W. [10]  
Minister of Finance3 May 2024Incumbent  DP  
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication3 May 2024Incumbent  DP Current member of parliament [11]
Minister Plenipotentiary 3 May 2024Incumbent  PFP  [ nl ] 
Acting Minister Plenipotentiary 3 May 2024Incumbent  URSM  

References

  1. ↑ Dept, Editorial (3 May 2024). "New Council of Ministers appointed and sworn-in". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "New Council of Ministers appointed and sworn-in". www.sintmaartengov.org. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ↑ "St. Martin News Network - EXCLUSIVE: 2x4 coalition submits lists of candidates for screening". smn-news.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sint Maarten: Four political parties sign historic coalition agreement | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Opsman (13 January 2024). "URSM, DP, PFP, NOW ink coalition agreement to form new govt". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Wong, Melissa (21 May 2024). "Sint Maarten to dissolve Parliament paving way for snap election". Loop News. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Independent MP Kevin Maingrette withdraws support from Great Eight". 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "URSM denies having influenced Maingrette's decision to return". 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  9. ↑ "Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure". www.sintmaartengov.org. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "St. Martin News Network - Lyndon Lewis to run on NOW Political Party". smn-news.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  11. ↑ "Grisha S. Heyliger-Marten". Parliament of Sint Maarten. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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