Second Wescot-Williams cabinet

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.

Second Wescot-Williams cabinet

2nd Cabinet of Sint Maarten
Date formed21 May 2012
Date dissolved5 May 2013[1]
(Replaced on 4 June 2013)
People and organisations
Head of stateBeatrix
Willem-Alexander (2013-)
Head of governmentSarah Wescot-Williams
Member partiesDemocratic Party (DP)
National Alliance (NA)
Frans Richardson
Patrick Illidge
Romain Laville
History
PredecessorWescot-Williams I
SuccessorWescot-Williams III

The cabinet was formed following the collapse of the first Wescot-Williams cabinet in April 2012, when United Peoples faction leader Romain Laville left his party and became an independent member of parliament.[2] A coalition agreement between the National Alliance and the Democratic Party and I3, consisting of independent MPs Frans Richardson, Patrick Illidge and Romain Laville, was signed on 11 May 2012, and a new cabinet was installed on 21 May 2012.[3][4]

Composition

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The cabinet was composed as follows:[5]

Main office-holders
Office Name Party Since
Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams DP 21 May 2012
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment William Marlin NA 21 May 2012
Minister of Finance Roland Tuitt NA 21 May 2012
Minister of Justice Roland Duncan 21 May 2012
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications Romeo Pantophlet NA 21 May 2012
Minister of Healthcare, Social Development, and Labor Cornelius de Weever DP 21 May 2012
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Silveria Jacobs NA 21 May 2012
Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten Mathias Voges DP 21 May 2012
Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten Henrietta Doran-York NA 21 May 2012

References

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  1. ^ "NA-led coalition loses support, new govt with UP, DP, Laville". The Daily Herald. 2013-05-06. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. ^ Belkis Osepa (2012-04-28). "Regering Sint Maarten is gevallen". RNW. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Formatie op Sint Maarten van start". RNW. 2012-05-13. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Nieuwe regeringscoalitie Sint Maarten". RNW. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  5. ^ "New ministers sworn in, NA-led Govt takes office". The Daily Herald. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 23 May 2012.