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Monique Wilson (politician)

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Monique Wilson
Monique Wilson in 2015
Member of the Saban Island council
Assumed office
26 March 2015
Personal details
Political partySaba Labour Party

Monique Wilson is a member of the Saba Island council for the Saba Labour Party, and has held the post since the Saban general election, 2015.

Career

Monique Wilson stood for the Saba Labour Party at the Saban general election, 2015, where she was elected after receiving 121 votes from the around a thousand possible voters.[1] This was the first time she had stood for election.[2] Out of the 18 people standing for election, Wilson placed third, and the highest for her party. As a result of the election, she took one of the two SLP seats on the Island Council in opposition to the Windward Islands People's Movement party who held three. She was the only woman elected to the council,[1][3] and succeeded WIPM candidate Amelia Nicholson.[4]

In 2016, she was part of the official delegation who visited the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis to promote cooperation between the two island nations.[5] The following year, she spoke of how the Saba government needs to do more to encourage the skills of school leavers so that they may contribute greater to the local economy.[6] She also stresses the need for the Saban youth to learn Dutch. Outside of her work with the government, Wilson is also a social worker and family guardian.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "WIPM wins again in Saba". Bearing Point. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Nieuwe gezichten bij kandidaatstelling Saba" (in Dutch). Caribisch Netwerk. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Council Members". Public Entity Saba. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Eilandsraad Saba richt zich op evaluatie staatkundige status" (in Dutch). Caribisch Netwerk. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. ^ "St. Kitts and Nevis Hosts Saba Delegation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. ^ "SLP Member Monique Wilson Stresses for Empowerment of the Local Market". Saba-News.com. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Sabanen leren Nederlands om vooruit te komen op het eiland" (in Dutch). Caribisch Netwerk. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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