First Wescot-Williams cabinet

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First Wescot-Williams cabinet
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1st cabinet of Sint Maarten
Date formed10 October 2010
Date dissolved30 April 2012 [1]
(Replaced on 21 May 2012)
People and organisations
Head of state Beatrix of the Netherlands
Head of government Sarah Wescot-Williams
Member parties Democratic Party (DP)
United People's Party (UP)
History
Election(s) 2010 election
Outgoing electionN/A
PredecessorN/A
Successor Wescot-Williams II
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The First Wescot-Williams cabinet was the first Cabinet of Sint Maarten installed following the achievement of constituent country status of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. Government formation followed the September 2010 Sint Maarten general election, which saw the National Alliance emerge as the largest party. Nevertheless, the coalition was formed by the Democratic Party and the United Peoples party. Despite only winning two seats, the office of Prime Minister was delivered by DP's head Sarah Wescot-Williams. [2]

Sint Maarten country on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 40,120 on an area of 37 km2 (14 sq mi), it encompasses the southern 40% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the northern 60% of the island constitutes the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin, the only place that France borders the Netherlands. Sint Maarten's capital is Philipsburg.

Kingdom of the Netherlands Kingdom in Europe and the Caribbean

The Kingdom of the Netherlands, commonly known as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with the large majority of its territory in Western Europe and with several small island territories in the Caribbean Sea, in the West Indies islands.

National Alliance (Sint Maarten)

The 'National Alliance' is a political alliance in Sint Maarten, formed by the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance and the National Progressive Party. It is one of main political parties within Sint Maarten. At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles, 18 January 2002, the alliance won 4.8% of the popular vote of Sint Maarten and 1 out of 22 seats. At the elections in the Netherlands Antilles of 27 January 2006, it won one extra seat.

The coalition collapsed in April 2012 after United Peoples faction leader Romain Laville left his party and became an independent member of parliament. The cabinet lost its majority and tabled its resignation with the governor. [3] The cabinet was succeeded by the second Wescot-Williams cabinet on 21 May 2012. [4]

Second Wescot-Williams cabinet

The second Wescot-Williams cabinet was the second Cabinet of Sint Maarten installed following the achievement of constituent country status of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. The cabinet was a coalition between the National Alliance and the Democratic Party, the latter party delivering the Prime Minister despite being the junior partner in the coalition.

Composition

The cabinet was composed as follows: [5]

Main office holders
OfficeNamePartySince
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams DP 10 October 2010
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment Theodore Heyliger UP 10 October 2010
Minister of Finance Hiro Shigemoto UP10 October 2010
Minister of Justice Roland DuncanUP10 October 2010
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications Franklin Meyers UP10 October 2010
Minister of Healthcare, Social Development, and Labor Maria Buncamper-Molanus DP10 October 2010
Sarah Wescot-Williams (interim)DP23 December 2010 [6]
Cornelius de Weever DP10 March 2011 [7]
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Rhoda Arrindell UP10 October 2010
Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten Mathias Voges DP10 October 2010

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References

  1. ↑ "New NA-led Govt looms". The Daily Herald. 2 May 2012.
  2. ↑ RNW.nl - Wescot verrassende eerste premier Sint Maarten Archived May 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Belkis Osepa (2012-04-28). "Regering Sint Maarten is gevallen". RNW. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "New ministers sworn in, NA-led Govt takes office". The Daily Herald. 22 May 2012.
  5. ↑ SMN-news.com - Institutions of Country St. Maarten Established
  6. ↑ Maria resigns as minister, NA rescinds no confidence motion., The Daily Herald, December 21, 2014
  7. ↑ "Cornelius de Weever takes office as minister today". The Today Newspaper. 2011-03-10. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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