The Mercelina cabinet is the 11th Council of Ministers of Sint Maarten headed by Prime Minister Luc Mercelina. It was installed by Governor Ajamu Baly on 3 May 2024.[1][2]
Mercelina cabinet | |
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11th Cabinet of Sint Maarten | |
Date formed | 3 May 2024 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Willem-Alexander(Monarch) Ajamu Baly(Governor) |
Head of government | Luc Mercelina |
Member parties | Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, Democratic Party, Party for Progress , Nation Opportunity Wealth |
History | |
Election | 11 January 2024 |
Predecessor | Jacobs II |
Formation of the cabinet began after the Formation of the cabinet began after the general elections held on 11 January 2024. The cabinet is a coalition of four parties known as the 2x4 coalition:[3] Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, Democratic Party, Party for Progress , Nation Opportunity Wealth.[4][5]
List of Ministers
editThe cabinet is composed as follows:
Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) Democratic Party (DP) Party for Progress (Sint Maarten) (PFP ) Nation Opportunity Wealth (N.O.W.)
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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Prime Minister Minister of General Affairs | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | URSM | |||
Deputy Prime Minister[6] Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Acting Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | URSM | |||
Minister of Justice Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | N.O.W.[7] | |||
Minister of Finance | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | DP | |||
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | DP | Current member of parliament[8] | ||
Minister Plenipotentiary | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | PFP | |||
Acting Minister Plenipotentiary | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | URSM |
References
edit- ^ Dept, Editorial (2024-05-03). "New Council of Ministers appointed and sworn-in". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "New Council of Ministers appointed and sworn-in". www.sintmaartengov.org. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "St. Martin News Network - EXCLUSIVE: 2x4 coalition submits lists of candidates for screening". smn-news.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Sint Maarten: Four political parties sign historic coalition agreement | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Opsman (2024-01-13). "URSM, DP, PFP, NOW ink coalition agreement to form new govt". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure". www.sintmaartengov.org. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "St. Martin News Network - Lyndon Lewis to run on NOW Political Party". smn-news.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Grisha S. Heyliger-Marten". Parliament of Sint Maarten. Retrieved 2024-05-04.