Prime Minister of Sint Maarten

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The prime minister of Sint Maarten became the head of government of Sint Maarten after the Netherlands Antilles had been dissolved on 10 October 2010. The prime minister, together with the Council of Ministers and the governor of Sint Maarten, form the executive branch of the government of Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten's current prime minister is Luc Mercelina.

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List of prime ministers of Sint Maarten

Political parties:

   DP    NA    SMCP    UD    UPP    USP    URSM

PortraitName
(born and died)
Term of officePolitical partyElectionCabinetGovernor
(term)
Monarch
(reign)
Took officeLeft officeDaysNameComposition
Sarah Wescot-Williams (cropped).jpg Sarah Wescot-Williams
(born 1956)
10 October 2010 [1] 21 May 20121531 Democratic Party
(DP)
2010 Wescot-Williams I DPUPP Eugene Holiday
GovEugeneHoliday.jpg
(2010–2022)
Beatrix
Prinses Beatrix.jpg
(1980–2013)
21 May 2012 [2] 14 June 2013 Wescot-Williams II DPNAInd
14 June 2013 [3] 19 December 2014 Wescot-Williams III Willem-Alexander
Zijne Majesteit Koning Willem-Alexander met koningsmantel april 2013 (cropped).jpeg
(2013–present)
MarcelGumbs.jpg Marcel Gumbs
(born 1953)
19 December 2014 [4] 19 November 2015335 United People's Party
(UPP)
2014 Gumbs UPPUSPInd
William Marlin.jpg William Marlin
(born 1950)
19 November 2015 [5] 20 December 2016736 National Alliance
(NA)
Marlin I NADPUSPInd
20 December 2016 [6] 24 November 2017 2016 Marlin II NAUSPDP
Rafael Boasman 2017 (cropped).jpg Rafael Boasman
(born 1953)
24 November 2017 [7] 15 January 201852 United St. Maarten Party
(USP)
Leona Marlin-Romeo.jpg Leona Marlin-Romeo
(born 1973)
15 January 2018 [8] 25 June 2018633 United Democrats
(UD)
Marlin-Romeo I UDInd
25 June 2018 [9] 10 October 2019 2018 Marlin-Romeo II UDSMCP
WycliffeSmithSaba.jpg Wycliffe Smith
(born 1948)
10 October 2019 [10] 19 November 201940 Sint Maarten Christian Party
(SMCP)
Silveria Jacobs, Koninkrijksoverleg 2022.jpg Silveria Jacobs
(born 1968)
19 November 2019 [11] 28 March 20201627 National Alliance
(NA)
Jacobs I NAUSP
28 March 20203 May 2024 2020 Jacobs II NAUPP Ajamu Baly

(2022-present)

Luc Mercelina, UNGA 2024 (B).jpg Luc Mercelina
(born 1964)
3 May 2024 [12] Present287 Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement

(URSM)

Jan 2024 Mercelina I URSMDPPFPN.O.W.

See also

References

  1. RNW.nl - Wescot verrassende eerste premier Sint Maarten
  2. "New ministers sworn in, NA-led Govt takes office". The Daily Herald. 2012-05-22. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. "Ministers sworn in, urged to protect integrity of democracy" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016.
  4. "New Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Hon. Marcel Gumbs Makes Statement after Taking Oath of Office". Soualiga Newsday. 19 December 2014.
  5. "Prime Minister William Marlin promised open and transparent government". SMN News. 19 November 2015.
  6. "Upgrade New Governing Operating System 21.0 to secure future Growth". SMN News. 20 December 2016.
  7. "UPDATE Kingdom Government orders Marlin's dismissal". The Daily Herald. 24 November 2017. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  8. "New Interim Council of Ministers sworn-in headed by Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo". Soualiga Newsday. 15 January 2018.
  9. "New cabinet to be sworn-in Monday". The Daily Herald. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019.
  10. "Smith appointed Prime Minister". The Daily Herald. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. "St. Maarten has new government". The Daily Herald. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  12. Dept, Editorial (2024-05-03). "New Council of Ministers appointed and sworn-in". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-04.