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The island governor of Saba is the representative on Saba, an island of the Netherlands, of the Dutch head of state (King Willem-Alexander), under responsibility of the minister of the interior and kingdom relations. The governor is appointed by the monarch for a period of six years. The island governor chairs the meetings of the Executive Council and the Island Council, and is the head of the public entity. The current island governor is Jonathan Johnson. [1] The acting island governor is Shamara Nicholson-Linzey. [2]
According to the Wolbes the powers of the island governor are: [3]
Until 1 April 1983 Saba coexisted with St. Eustatius and Sint Maarten under the Island Territory of the Windward Islands. The lieutenant governor of this island territory was represented on Saba by an administrator. [5]
No. | Name | Tenure | |
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Took office | Left office | ||
1 | Pieter Dijkstra [6] | 1951 | 1952 |
– | L. de Hoop (acting) | 1952 | 1952 |
2 | Ludwig Reginals Carty [7] | 1952 | 1955 |
3 | Walter Granville Buncamper [8] [7] | 1955 | 1958 |
4 | Edward Carl Labega [7] | 1958 | 1960 |
5 | Henry Carlyle Every [7] | 1960 [9] | 1962 |
– | Reinier O. van Delden (acting) [7] [10] | 1962 | 1962 |
6 | Louis Meindert Overberg | 1962 | 1964 |
– | Reinier O. van Delden (acting) | 1964 | 1964 |
7 | Gerardus van de Wal | 1964 | 1969 |
8 | Joseph E. Richardson [11] [7] [12] [13] | 1969 | 1971 |
– | John Arthur Anslijn (acting) | 1971 | 1971 |
9 | Eugenius A. Johnson | 1971 | 1973 |
10 | Laurens Rosema | 1973 | 1973 |
11 | Victor R. Abraham | 1973 | 1974 |
– | John Godfrey Woods (acting) [14] | 1974 | 1975 |
12 | George R. Sleeswijk [15] | 1975 | 1977 |
– | William S. Johnson (acting) | 1977 | 1977 |
– | Eugenius A. Johnson (acting) | 1977 | 1977 |
– | William S. Johnson (acting) | 1977 | 1978 |
13 | Thadeus G. Larmonie [7] | 1978 | 1981 |
– | George R. Sleeswijk (acting) | 1981 | 1981 |
14 | Raphael Sorton [16] | 1981 [17] | 1983 |
Max Nicholson (Maximiliaan Wilhelm Nicholson) Acting Lieutenant Governor of Saba in the nineties. Commissioner of Saba 1963-1971; Junior Minister of State of The Netherlands Antilles in 1993.
No. | Portrait | Name | Tenure | |
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Took office | Left office | |||
– | ![]() | Raphael Sorton (acting) | 1 April 1983 | 1 November 1983 |
1 | ![]() | Wycliffe Smith [18] | 1 November 1983 [17] | 2 November 1989 |
2 | ![]() | Sydney Sorton [19] | 2 November 1989 | 19 November 1998 |
– | ![]() | William S. Johnson (acting) | 1998 [20] | 1 May 1999 |
3 | ![]() | Antoine Solagnier | 1 May 1999 [21] | 1 April 2006 [22] |
4 | ![]() | Sydney Sorton | 1 April 2006 [19] | 2 July 2008 [23] |
5 | ![]() | Jonathan Johnson | 2 July 2008 [24] | 10 October 2010 |
No. | Portrait | Name | Tenure | |
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Took office | Left office | |||
1 | ![]() | Jonathan Johnson | 10 October 2010 | Incumbent |
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