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Sarah Wescot-Williams

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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
Assumed office
2024[3]
Preceded bySidharth M. Bijlani
Leader of the Democratic Party Sint Maarten
Assumed office
1994
Preceded byClaude Wathey
Personal details
Born (1956-04-08) 8 April 1956 (age 68)
Saint Martin (France)[4]
Political 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 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.

References

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  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 sxmislandtime.com
  3. ^ "President". Parliament of Sint Maarten. 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. 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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