The National Alliance is a political party in Sint Maarten,formed by the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance (SPA) and the National Progressive Party (NPP). 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 Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten represents the constituent country of Sint Maarten in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current Minister Plenipotentiary is Patrice Gumbs with Gracita Arrindell as the acting deputy.
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.
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.
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.
The third Wescot-Williams cabinet was the third 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 United People's Party,the Democratic Party,and independent member of parliament Romain Laville.
The United St. Maarten Party is a political party in Sint Maarten founded in 2013 by the former National Alliance deputy leader Frans Richardson. The party currently holds one seat in the parliament of Sint Maarten. In the 2014 general elections,the party obtained two seats,but its then MP-elect Leona Marlin-Romeo left the US Party and became an independent member of parliament.
Marcel Faustiano Augustin Gumbs is a Sint Maarten politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Sint Maarten from 2014 to 2015. He was selected as Prime Minister in the coalition agreement between the United People's Party and the independent Members Parliament Cornelius de Weever and Leona Marlin-Romeo. Prior to becoming Prime Minister,he served as a member on the Sint Maarten Council of Advise.
The Gumbs cabinet was a coalition cabinet in Sint Maarten formed by the United People's Party and independent members of Parliament Cornelius de Weever and Leona Marlin-Romeo.
William Marlin is a Sint Maarten politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Sint Maarten from 2015 to 2017. Marlin was the leader of the National Alliance,and was the leader of the First and Second Marlin cabinet.
The First Marlin cabinet was the fifth 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,Democratic Party,United St. Maarten Party and independent members of Parliament Maurice Lake and Silvio Matser.
The Second Marlin cabinet was the sixth 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,the United St. Maarten Party and the Democratic Party.
Rafael A. Boasman was Prime Minister of Sint Maarten from 24 November 2017 to 15 January 2018. From 20 December 2016 to 15 January 2018,Boasman was also the Minister of Justice. He was also Minister of Healthcare,Social Development,and Labor from 7 September 2015 to 19 November 2015 and Minister of Tourism,Economic Affairs,Transport and Telecommunications from 20 December 2016 to 4 April 2017.
Franklin Antonio Meyers is a Sint Maarten businessman and United People's Party politician who serves as a Member of Parliament since 2014. He was Minister of Tourism,Economic Affairs,Transport and Telecommunications in the First Wescot-Williams cabinet from 2010 to 2012.
Jorien Wuite is a Sint Maarten-Dutch civil servant,diplomat,and politician. Born in The Hague,she moved to Sint Maarten aged 32 to work in government. She rose to the position of Minister of Education,Culture,Youth and Sports and served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten in the period 2018–19. She moved back to the European part of the Netherlands due to her election to the House of Representatives in 2021 as a member of the social liberal party Democrats 66 (D66).
The Jacobs cabinet was the 9th cabinet of Sint Maarten. It was part of the executive branch of the Sint Maarten Government and was formed by members of the National Alliance and the United St. Maarten Party. It was followed by the second Jacobs cabinet installed after the 2020 snap general election.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Sint Maarten,also known as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Sint Maarten,was a part of the ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),which was confirmed to have reached the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten on 17 March 2020. By 15 June,all cases recovered. On 1 July,a new case had been discovered,which resolved on 3 July On 15 July,a 79th case was discovered.
Ludmila de Weever is a Sint Maarten politician. As of 28 March 2020,she serves as Minister of Tourism,Economic Affairs,Transport and Telecommunication in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs.
Luc F. E. Mercelina is a surgeon and politician from Sint Maarten and the current Prime Minister as of 3 May 2024. He is the founder and leader of the Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM). He was also a member of the United Democrats (UD) and the United People's Party (UP).
