President of the Parliament of Sint Maarten

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The president of the Parliament of Sint Maarten (Dutch : Voorzitter van Staten van Sint Maarten) is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Sint Maarten. According to Article 8 of the Rules of Order of Parliament the president presides over the sittings of the House and enforces the rules prescribed in the Rules of Order of Parliament for the orderly conduct of parliamentary business. The president is supported by a team of vice presidents, divided into a first vice president and second vice president, who are also members of the House. In the event that the president is unable to lead a meeting the meeting is chaired by the first vice president. [1] [2]

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List of presidents

The following table lists the presidents of the Parliament of Sint Maarten that have been in office since Sint Maarten became a country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010: [3]

#NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1 Gracita Arrindell 10 October 2010 [4] 14 July 2012 UP
2 Rodolphe E. Samuel 15 July 2012 [5] 24 May 2013 NA
3Gracita Arrindell24 June 2013 [6] 9 October 2014UP
4 Sarah Wescot-Williams 10 October 2014 [7] 13 November 2014 DP
5 Lloyd Richardson 1 December 2014 [8] 12 October 2015 [9] [10] UP
6Sarah Wescot-Williams15 October 2015 [11] 31 October 2016DP
7 Claret M. Connor 31 October 2016 [12] 24 November 2016UP
8Sarah Wescot-Williams24 November 2016 [13] 2 April 2018DP/UD
Vacant
8Sarah Wescot-Williams7 May 201822 September 2019 [14] UD
9 William Marlin 25 September 2019 [15] 10 February 2020NA
10 Rolando Brison 10 February 2020 [16] [17] 4 November 2021 [18] UPP
11 Grisha Heyliger-Marten 26 November 2021 [19] 27 October 2022UPP
12Sidharth M. Bijlani30 November 2022 [20] 10 February 2024UPP
13Sarah Wescot-Williams2024 [21] IncumbentUD

See also

References

  1. ↑ Constitution of Sint Maarten. p. 13. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ Rules of Order for the Parliament of Sint Maarten. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Past Presidents". sxmparliament.org. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Arrindell elected president of first parliament of St. Maarten" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 11 October 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original on June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Rodolphe Samuel elected as new President of Parliament". The Daily Herald. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on November 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Gracita Arrindell back as President of the Parliament" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 25 June 2013. pp. 1, 10. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sarah elected as the new President of Parliament" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 11 October 2014. pp. 1, 6. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dr. Lloyd appointed Parliament chairman" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 2 December 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lloyd makes available his Parliament Chair position" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 14 October 2015. p. 3. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ "President of Parliament Dr. Lloyd Richardson makes position available". 721 News. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Sarah elected new Parliament Chair in spite of De Weever's cancellation" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 16 October 2015. pp. 1, 7. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Connor elected new Chairperson of Parliament, Samuel Vice Chair". The Daily Herald. 1 November 2016. p. 4.
  13. ↑ "New Coalition of NA-USP and DP appoint MP Sarah Wescot-Williams to the position of Chairperson of Parliament". SXM Island Time. 24 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sarah resigns as Parliament chair". The Daily Herald. 22 September 2019.
  15. ↑ "William Marlin new Chair of Parliament, Brison First Vice Chair, Mercelina Second". The Daily Herald. 25 September 2019.
  16. ↑ "President – Parliament of Sint Maarten" . Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  17. ↑ "President Brison proposes to PM to call on Kingdom Council of Ministers to Finalize Decolonization Process". www.soualiganewsday.com. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  18. ↑ Dept, Editorial. "Brison resigns as Parliament Chair, will evaluate personal life, remain UP leader". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-12-12.
  19. ↑ "President of Parliament, Grisha S. Heyliger-Marten pays courtesy visit to various entities – Parliament of Sint Maarten" . Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  20. ↑ "MP Bijlani elected chairman of parliament" . Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  21. ↑ "President". Parliament of Sint Maarten. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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