Rafael Boasman | |
Office: | 4th Prime Minister of Sint Maarten |
Governor: | Eugene Holiday |
Term Start: | 24 November 2017 |
Term End: | 15 January 2018 |
Predecessor: | William Marlin |
Successor: | Leona Marlin-Romeo[1] |
Birth Date: | 5 June 1953 |
Birth Place: | Aruba |
Party: | United St. Maarten Party |
Rafael A. Boasman (Aruba, born 5 June 1953)[2] was Prime Minister of Sint Maarten from 24 November 2017 to 15 January 2018.[3] 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.[4] [5]
Boasman became Prime Minister after two motions of no confidence and an instruction by the Dutch Kingdom Council of Ministers to Governor Eugene Holiday to dismiss William Marlin with immediate effect on 24 November 2017.[6]