Gumbs cabinet

Gumbs cabinet
4th Cabinet of Sint Maarten
Date formed	19 December 2014[1]
Date dissolved	19 November 2015[2]
People and organisations
Head of state	Willem-Alexander
Head of government	Marcel Gumbs
Member parties	United People's Party United St. Maarten Party[3] Leona Marlin-Romeo Cornelius de Weever
History
Election	2014 election
Predecessor	Wescot-Williams III
Successor	Marlin I

The Gumbs cabinet was a coalition cabinet in Sint Maarten formed by the United People's Party and independent members of Parliament Cornelius de Weever and Leona Marlin-Romeo.

The cabinet succeeded the Third Wescot-Williams cabinet following the 2014 general elections, and was installed by Governor Eugene Holiday on 19 December 2014.[4][5] It fell on 30 September following a vote of non-confidence with 3 coalition party members voting in favour.[6]

Composition

The cabinet is composed as follows:

Main office-holders

Office	Name	Party	Since
Prime Minister	Marcel Gumbs	UP	19 December 2014
Minister of Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment	Marcel Gumbs (interim)	UP	19 December 2014
	Claret M. Connor	UP	7 September 2015
Minister of Finance	Martinus J. Hassink		19 December 2014
Minister of Justice	Dennis L. Richardson	USP	19 December 2014
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications	Claret M. Connor	UP	19 December 2014
	Ernest Sams	^[Note]	7 September 2015
Minister of Healthcare, Social Development, and Labor	Rita Gumbs (interim)	UP	19 December 2014
	Rafael Boasman	^[Note]	7 September 2015
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports	Rita Gumbs	UP	19 December 2014
Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten	Josianne Fleming-Artsen	UP	19 December 2014

^Note Ernest Sams was put forward on Leona Marlin-Romeo's recommendation, while Rafael Boasman was recommended by Cornelius de Weever.[7]

References

1. "New Marcel Gumbs Cabinet takes office". The Daily Herald. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
2. "Prime Minister William Marlin promised open and transparent government". SMN News. 19 November 2015.
3. "Frans joins UP-led coalition, gets Justice Ministry portfolio". The Daily Herald. 20 January 2015.
4. "Five Member Cabinet sworn in on Friday". smn-news.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
5. "New ministers sworn in, Cabinet now complete". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
6. "St. Maarten Government falls – three coalition members defect". TodaySXM. 30 September 2015.
7. "No word yet on completion of minister candidates screening". The Daily Herald. 5 August 2015.