First Wescot-Williams cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:First Wescot-Williams cabinet
Cabinet Number:1st
Jurisdiction:Sint Maarten
Flag:Flag_of_Sint_Maarten.svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:10 October 2010
Date Dissolved:30 April 2012[1]
(Replaced on 21 May 2012)
Government Head:Sarah Wescot-Williams
State Head:Beatrix of the Netherlands
Political Parties:Democratic Party (DP)
United People's Party (UP)
Election:2010 election
Last Election:N/A
Previous:N/A
Successor:Wescot-Williams II

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.[2]

The coalition collapsed in April 2012 after United Peoples faction leader Romain Laville left his party and became an independent member of parliament. The cabinet lost its majority and tabled its resignation with the governor.[3] The cabinet was succeeded by the second Wescot-Williams cabinet on 21 May 2012.[4]

Composition

The cabinet was composed as follows:[5]

|Prime Minister|Sarah Wescot-Williams|DP|10 October 2010|-|Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment|Theodore Heyliger|UP|10 October 2010|-|Minister of Finance|Hiro Shigemoto|UP|10 October 2010|-|Minister of Justice|Roland Duncan|UP|10 October 2010|-|Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications|Franklin Meyers|UP|10 October 2010|-|rowspan="3"|Minister of Healthcare, Social Development, and Labor|Maria Buncamper-Molanus|DP|10 October 2010|-|Sarah Wescot-Williams (interim)|DP|23 December 2010[6] |-|Cornelius de Weever|DP|10 March 2011[7] |-|Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports|Rhoda Arrindell|UP|10 October 2010|-|Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten|Mathias Voges|DP|10 October 2010|}

Notes and References

  1. News: New NA-led Govt looms . The Daily Herald . 2 May 2012.
  2. RNW.nl - Wescot verrassende eerste premier Sint Maarten
  3. News: Regering Sint Maarten is gevallen . Belkis Osepa . RNW . 2012-04-28 . 23 May 2012.
  4. News: New ministers sworn in, NA-led Govt takes office . The Daily Herald . 22 May 2012.
  5. SMN-news.com - Institutions of Country St. Maarten Established
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213204103/http://www.thedailyherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11752 Maria resigns as minister, NA rescinds no confidence motion.
  7. News: Cornelius de Weever takes office as minister today . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205171921/http://www.todaysxm.com/2011/03/10/cornelius-de-weever-takes-office-as-minister-today/ . dead . 2014-12-05 . The Today Newspaper . 2011-03-10 . 28 November 2014.