Sarah Wescot-Williams

Sarah Wescot-Williams
1st Prime Minister of Sint Maarten
In office 10 October 2010 – 19 December 2014
Monarchs	Beatrix Willem-Alexander
Governor	Eugene Holiday
Deputy	Theodore Heyliger William Marlin
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Marcel Gumbs
President of Parliament
In office 10 October 2014 – 13 November 2014[1]
Preceded by	Gracita Arrindell
Succeeded by	Lloyd J. Richardson[2]
In office 13 October 2015 – 31 October 2016
Preceded by	Lloyd J. Richardson
Succeeded by	Claret M.M. Connor
In office 24 November 2016 – 2 April 2018
Preceded by	Claret M.M. Connor
In office 7 May 2018 – 22 September 2019
Succeeded by	William V. Marlin
Incumbent
Assumed office 2024[3]
Preceded by	Sidharth M. Bijlani
Leader of the Democratic Party Sint Maarten
Incumbent
Assumed office 1994
Preceded by	Claude Wathey
Personal details
Born	(1956-04-08) 8 April 1956 (age 68) Saint Martin (France)[4]
Political party	Democratic Party Sint Maarten
Alma mater	La Salle University
Website	Government 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

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.

External links

• Government website presenting Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-Williams Archived 2014-02-28