Sarah Wescot-Williams

Sarah Wescot-Williams
1st Prime Minister of Sint Maarten
In office
10 October 2010 – 19 December 2014
MonarchsBeatrix
Willem-Alexander
GovernorEugene Holiday
DeputyTheodore Heyliger
William Marlin
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byMarcel Gumbs
President of Parliament
In office
10 October 2014 – 13 November 2014[1]
Preceded byGracita Arrindell
Succeeded byLloyd J. Richardson[2]
In office
13 October 2015 – 31 October 2016
Preceded byLloyd J. Richardson
Succeeded byClaret M.M. Connor
In office
24 November 2016 – 2 April 2018
Preceded byClaret M.M. Connor
In office
7 May 2018 – 22 September 2019
Succeeded byWilliam V. Marlin
Incumbent
Assumed office
2024[3]
Preceded bySidharth M. Bijlani
Leader of the Democratic Party Sint Maarten
Incumbent
Assumed office
1994
Preceded byClaude Wathey
Personal details
Born (1956-04-08) 8 April 1956
Saint Martin (France)[4]
PartyDemocratic Party Sint Maarten
Alma materLa Salle University
WebsiteGovernment website

Sarah A. Wescot-Williams (born 8 April 1956)[5] is the leader of the Democratic Party of Sint Maarten and was the first Prime Minister of Sint Maarten. Wescot-Williams is the current President of Parliament, the parliament's presiding officer, a role she has occupied on five separate occasions.

Following the 2010 establishment of Sint Maarten as an independent country and the holding of general elections, Wescot-Williams was selected as prime minister as part of a coalition agreement between the Democratic Party and the United People's Party (Sint Maarten).[6]

After 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.

References

  1. ^ "Sarah confirms she will assume Chairmanship of Parliament". The Daily Herald. 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ MP Dr. Lloyd Richardson voted in as President of Parliament Archived 2016-03-14 at the Wayback Machine sxmislandtime.com
  3. ^ "President". Parliament of Sint Maarten. Archived from the original on 2024-09-14. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  4. ^ "Sarah Wescot – Williams, Prime Minister Sint Maarten, D.W.I." Government of Sint Maarten. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  5. ^ Lynch, Edgar H.; Lynch, Julian C. (1999). Know Your Political History (Rev. ed.). Philipsburg, St. Martin: House of Nehesi Publ. p. 102. ISBN 0913441325.
  6. ^ "Wescot verrassende eerste premier Sint Maarten". RNW (in Dutch). September 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-05-06.
  7. ^ "Formatie op Sint Maarten van start". RNW. 2012-05-13. Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Nieuwe regeringscoalitie Sint Maarten". RNW. 2012-05-21. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
  9. ^ "New government Sint Maarten: Ministers sworn in". Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal. May 22, 2012. Retrieved 2024-05-15.


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