List of heads of government of Saba

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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]

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Functions

According to the Wolbes the powers of the island governor are: [3]

Section 172

  1. The Island Governor will see to:
    1. timely preparation, adoption and implementation of the policy of the public entity and of the resulting decisions, as well as proper attuning between those involved in such preparation, adoption and implementation;
    2. proper cooperation of the public entity with the other public entities and other governments;
    3. the quality of procedures in the area of citizen participation;
    4. careful handling of notices of objection;
    5. careful handling of complaints by the island government.
    6. The Island Governor will otherwise promote proper attendance to the affairs of the public entity.

Section 173

  1. The Island Governor will represent the public entity in and out of court.
  2. The Island Governor may delegate the representation to a person appointed by him.

Section 174

  1. The Island Governor will be entrusted with maintaining public order.

List

  Denotes service as acting head of government prior to appointment or after resignation [4]

Island Territory of the Windward Islands

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.NameTenure
Took officeLeft office
1Pieter Dijkstra [6] 19511952
–L. de Hoop (acting)19521952
2Ludwig Reginals Carty [7] 19521955
3Walter Granville Buncamper [8] [7] 19551958
4Edward Carl Labega [7] 19581960
5Henry Carlyle Every [7] 1960 [9] 1962
–Reinier O. van Delden (acting) [7] [10] 19621962
6Louis Meindert Overberg19621964
–Reinier O. van Delden (acting)19641964
7Gerardus van de Wal19641969
8Joseph E. Richardson [11] [7] [12] [13] 19691971
–John Arthur Anslijn (acting)19711971
9Eugenius A. Johnson19711973
10Laurens Rosema19731973
11Victor R. Abraham19731974
–John Godfrey Woods (acting) [14] 19741975
12George R. Sleeswijk [15] 19751977
–William S. Johnson (acting)19771977
–Eugenius A. Johnson (acting)19771977
–William S. Johnson (acting)19771978
13Thadeus G. Larmonie [7] 19781981
–George R. Sleeswijk (acting)19811981
14Raphael 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.

Island Territory of Saba

No.PortraitNameTenure
Took officeLeft office
– Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Raphael Sorton
(acting)		1 April 19831 November 1983
1 WycliffeSmithSaba.jpg Wycliffe Smith [18] 1 November 1983 [17] 2 November 1989
2 SydneySortonSaba.jpg Sydney Sorton [19] 2 November 198919 November 1998
– WillJohnsonSaba.jpg William S. Johnson
(acting)		1998 [20] 1 May 1999
3 Netherlands politic personality icon.svg Antoine Solagnier1 May 1999 [21] 1 April 2006 [22]
4 SydneySortonSaba.jpg Sydney Sorton 1 April 2006 [19] 2 July 2008 [23]
5 GovJonathanJohnson.jpg Jonathan Johnson 2 July 2008 [24] 10 October 2010

Public Entity Saba

No.PortraitNameTenure
Took officeLeft office
1 GovJonathanJohnson.jpg Jonathan Johnson10 October 2010Incumbent

References

  1. ↑ "Island Governor Johnson sworn in for second term" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 2 July 2014. p. 17. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Amelia Nicholson new Acting Island Governor". Saba News. 28 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "Wolbes" (PDF). Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  4. ↑ Encyclopedie van de Nederlandse Antillen (2. herziene druk ed.). Zutphen: De Walburg Pers. 1985. p. 209. ISBN   9060113608.
  5. ↑ Velde, edited by Martin A. van Bakel, Renée R. Hagesteijn, Pieter van de (1986). Private politics : a multi-disciplinary approach to "Big-Man" systems . Leiden: E.J. Brill. p.  194. ISBN   9789004078048.{{cite book}}: |first1= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ "Bovenwinden NIEUWE ONDER-GEZAGHEBBER SABA". Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden (in Dutch). 28 March 1950. p. 1.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Administrator Maximillian Joseph Huith". The Daily Herald. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ Johnson, Will (27 June 2009). "Administrator/Acting Governor dministrator/Acting Governor Walter Granville Buncamper" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 12. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ "HENRY CARLYLE EVERY". Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden (in Dutch). 4 May 1976. p. 11.
  10. ↑ "Former Lt. Governor Van Delden passes". The Daily Herald. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Prime Minister Romeo Marlin expresses condolences on the passing of Joe Richardson". SMN News. 1 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Saba's Youngest Ruler". Ebony. 24 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 116–123. October 1969. ISSN   0012-9011 . Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. pp. 93–95. ISBN   0913441325.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Will (13 June 2009). "Commissioner/Acting Administrator John Godfrey Woods" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 4. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Administrateur verlaat Saba". Amigoe (in Dutch). 29 January 1977. p. 3.
  16. ↑ "Sorton presents 'An Inside Look'" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 27 December 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018.
  17. 1 2 "Sorton waarnemend gezaghebber Saba af". Amigoe (in Dutch). 10 September 1983. p. 2.
  18. ↑ "Christian Party leader Wycliffe Smith aims for at least two seats "We support equal social treatment"". Today. 7 September 2016.
  19. 1 2 "New Lt. Governor arrives in Saba" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 3 April 2006. p. 6. Archived from the original on February 11, 2018.
  20. ↑ Johnson, Will. "THE WIPM GOING INTO 45!". The Saba Islander. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  21. ↑ "New Lt. Governor takes office". The Daily Herald. 3 May 1999. p. 5.
  22. ↑ Nielsen, Suzanne (1 April 2006). "Solagnier's legacy Observations from outgoing Lt. Governor" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 7. Archived from the original on February 10, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Lt. Governors bid farewell to Saba's Sorton". sabatourism.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  24. ↑ "Lt. Governor Johnson welcomed to the island". sabatourism.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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