Sarah Wescot-Williams Explained

Sarah Wescot-Williams
Office:1st Prime Minister of Sint Maarten
Governor:Eugene Holiday
Deputy:Theodore Heyliger
William Marlin
Term Start:10 October 2010
Term End:19 December 2014
Predecessor:Office created
Successor:Marcel Gumbs
Office1:President of Parliament
Term Start1:10 October 2014
Term End1:13 November 2014[1]
Predecessor1:Gracita Arrindell
Successor1:Lloyd J. Richardson[2]
Term Start2:13 October 2015
Term End2:31 October 2016
Predecessor2:Lloyd J. Richardson
Successor2:Claret M.M. Connor
Term Start3:24 November 2016
Term End3:2 April 2018
Predecessor3:Claret M.M. Connor
Term Start4:7 May 2018
Term End4:22 September 2019
Successor4:William V. Marlin
Term Start5:2024[3]
Predecessor5:Sidharth M. Bijlani
Office6:Leader of the Democratic Party Sint Maarten
Term Start6:1994
Predecessor6:Claude Wathey
Birth Date:8 April 1956
Birth Place:Saint Martin (France)[4]
Party:Democratic Party Sint Maarten
Alma Mater:La Salle University
Website:Government website

Sarah A. Wescot-Williams (born 8 April 1956)[5] is the leader of the Democratic Party of Sint Maarten and the first Prime Minister of Sint Maarten. Wescot-Williams is the current President of Parliament, a role she has occupied on five separate occasions. Even though her party only managed to secure two seats in the Sint Maarten general election of 2010, she was selected as Prime Minister in the coalition agreement between United People and the Democratic Party.[6]

Following the collapse of the first Wescot-Williams cabinet in April 2012, she was again designated Prime Minister in the second Wescot-Williams cabinet installed on 21 May 2012.[7] [8] [9] On 19 December 2014, Wescot-Williams was succeeded as prime minister by Marcel Gumbs.

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Notes and References

  1. News: . 3 October 2015 . Sarah confirms she will assume Chairmanship of Parliament . The Daily Herald .
  2. http://www.sxmislandtime.com/component/k2/30982/ MP Dr. Lloyd Richardson voted in as President of Parliament
  3. Web site: President . 2024-05-04 . Parliament of Sint Maarten . en-US.
  4. Web site: Sarah Wescot – Williams, Prime Minister Sint Maarten, D.W.I. . Government of Sint Maarten . 15 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228012152/http://www.sintmaartengov.org/Government/Pages/PrimeMinister.aspx . 28 February 2014 .
  5. Book: Lynch. Edgar H.. Lynch. Julian C.. Know Your Political History. 1999. House of Nehesi Publ.. Philipsburg, St. Martin. 0913441325. 102. Rev..
  6. News: September 22, 2010 . Wescot verrassende eerste premier Sint Maarten . https://web.archive.org/web/20110506041214/http://www.rnw.nl/caribiana/article/wescot-verrassende-eerste-premier-sint-maarten . 2011-05-06 . RNW . nl.
  7. News: Formatie op Sint Maarten van start . RNW . 2012-05-13 . 23 May 2012.
  8. News: Nieuwe regeringscoalitie Sint Maarten . RNW . 2012-05-21 . 23 May 2012.
  9. Web site: May 22, 2012 . New government Sint Maarten: Ministers sworn in . 2024-05-15 . Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal.