Prime Minister of Sint Maarten
| Prime Minister of Sint Maarten | |
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| Minister-president van Sint Maarten (Dutch) | |
 Flag of Sint Maarten | |
| Type | Head of government |
| Appointer | Governor of Sint Maarten |
| Precursor | Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles |
| Formation | 10 October 2010 |
| First holder | Sarah Wescot-Williams |
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The prime minister of Sint Maarten (Dutch: Minister-president van 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.
List of prime ministers
Political parties:
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Government | Governor (term) |
Monarch(s) (reign) |
Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | Name | Composition | |||||||||
| 1 | .jpg) |
Sarah Wescot-Williams (born 1956) |
10 October 2010 | 19 December 2014 | 4 years, 70 days | Democratic Party (DP) |
2010 | Wescot-Williams I | DP – UPP | Eugene Holiday (2010–2022) |
Beatrix r. 1980–2013 |
[1][2] [3] | |
| — | Wescot-Williams II | DP – NA – Ind. | |||||||||||
| Wescot-Williams III | Willem-Alexander.jpeg) r. 2013–present | ||||||||||||
| 2 |  |
Marcel Gumbs (born 1953) |
19 December 2014 | 19 November 2015 | 335 days | United People's Party (UPP) |
2014 | Gumbs | UPP – USP – Ind. | [4] | |||
| 3 |  |
William Marlin (born 1950) |
19 November 2015 | 24 November 2017 | 2 years, 5 days | National Alliance (NA) |
— | Marlin I | NA – DP – USP – Ind. | [5][6] | |||
| 2016 | Marlin II | NA – USP – DP | |||||||||||
| 4 | .jpg) |
Rafael Boasman (born 1953) |
24 November 2017 | 15 January 2018 | 52 days | United St. Maarten Party (USP) |
— | [7] | |||||
| 5 |  |
Leona Marlin-Romeo (born 1973) |
15 January 2018 | 10 October 2019 | 1 year, 268 days | United Democrats (UD) |
— | Marlin-Romeo I | UD – Ind. | [8][9] | |||
| 2018 | Marlin-Romeo II | UD – SMCP | |||||||||||
| 6 |  |
Wycliffe Smith (born 1948) |
10 October 2019 | 19 November 2019 | 40 days | Sint Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) |
— | [10] | |||||
| 7 |  |
Silveria Jacobs (born 1968) |
19 November 2019 | 3 May 2024 | 4 years, 166 days | National Alliance (NA) |
— | Jacobs I | NA – USP | [11] | |||
| 2020 | Jacobs II | NA – UPP | Ajamu Baly (2022–present) | ||||||||||
| 8 | .jpg) |
Luc Mercelina (born 1964) |
3 May 2024 | Incumbent | 2 years, 115 days | Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) |
Jan. 2024 | Mercelina I | URSM – DP – PFP – NOW | [12] | |||
| Aug. 2024 | Mercelina II | ||||||||||||
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Sint Maarten. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
See also
References
- ↑ RNW.nl - Wescot verrassende eerste premier Sint Maarten
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Ministers sworn in, urged to protect integrity of democracy" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on October 2, 2016.
- ↑ "New Prime Minister of Sint Maarten Hon. Marcel Gumbs Makes Statement after Taking Oath of Office". Soualiga Newsday. 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Prime Minister William Marlin promised open and transparent government". SMN News. 19 November 2015.
- ↑ "Upgrade New Governing Operating System 21.0 to secure future Growth". SMN News. 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "New Interim Council of Ministers sworn-in headed by Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo". Soualiga Newsday. 15 January 2018.
- ↑ "New cabinet to be sworn-in Monday". The Daily Herald. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Smith appointed Prime Minister". The Daily Herald. 11 October 2019. Archived from the original on 17 October 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ↑ "St. Maarten has new government". The Daily Herald. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ↑ Dept, Editorial (2024-05-03). "New Council of Ministers appointed and sworn-in". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-04.