Wycliffe Smith

Wycliffe Smith
6th Prime Minister of Sint Maarten
In office 10 October 2019 – 19 November 2019
Monarch	Willem-Alexander
Governor	Eugene Holiday
Preceded by	Leona Marlin-Romeo
Succeeded by	Silveria Jacobs
Lieutenant Governor of Saba
In office 1 November 1983[1] – 1989
Monarch	Beatrix
Preceded by	Raphael Sorton (acting)
Succeeded by	Sydney Sorton
Personal details
Born	(1948-12-18) 18 December 1948 (age 76) Saba
Nationality	Dutch
Political party	Sint Maarten Christian Party
Residence(s)	Ebenezer Estate, Sint Maarten
Alma mater	Columbia University

Wycliffe Sylvester Smith (born 18 December 1948)[2] is a Sint Maarten politician, former pastor and poet. Smith briefly served as prime minister of Sint Maarten in 2019.[3] From 1983 to 1989 he was the lieutenant governor of Saba.[4][5][6]

Bibliography

• 1976 – A Voice from W-indward (poems)
• 1982 – Winds above the hills:a collection of poems from St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles (poems)
• 1981 – Windward Island verse: a survey of poetry in the Dutch Windward Islands

References

1. "Sorton waarnemend gezaghebber Saba af". Amigoe (in Dutch). 10 September 1983. p. 2.
2. "Articles of Association Sint Maarten Christian Party" (PDF) (in Dutch). Electoral Council of Sint Maarten. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
3. "Smith appointed Prime Minister". The Daily Herald. 11 October 2019.
4. "Christian Party leader Wycliffe Smith aims for at least two seats "We support equal social treatment"". Today. 7 September 2016.
5. "UPDATE: Governor Holiday swears in 'Easter Monday' Parliament". The Daily Herald. 2 April 2018.
6. "Prime Minister Leona Romeo-Marlin leads new Government". Soualiga Newsday. 25 June 2018.

See also

• List of Sint Maarten leaders of government