First Marlin cabinet
The First Marlin cabinet was the fifth Cabinet of Sint Maarten installed following the achievement of constituent country status of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. The cabinet was a coalition between the National Alliance, Democratic Party, United St. Maarten Party and independent members of Parliament Maurice Lake and Silvio Matser.[2]
| First Marlin cabinet | |
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 5th Cabinet of Sint Maarten | |
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| Date formed | 19 November 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 20 December 2016[1] |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Willem-Alexander |
| Head of government | William Marlin |
| Member parties | National Alliance (NA) Democratic Party (DP) United St. Maarten Party (USP) Maurice Lake Silvio Matser |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Gumbs |
| Successor | Marlin II |
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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Sint Maarten |
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Composition
The cabinet is composed as follows:[3]
| Office | Name | Party | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | William Marlin | NA | 19 November 2015 |
| Minister of Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment | William Marlin (interim) | NA | 19 November 2015 |
| Angel Meyers | [Note] | 27 November 2015[4] | |
| Minister of Finance | Richard Gibson | NA | 19 November 2015 |
| Minister of Justice | Richard Gibson (interim) | NA | 19 November 2015 |
| Edson Kirindongo | USP | 26 January 2016[5] | |
| Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications | Irania Arrindell | [Note] | 19 November 2015 |
| Minister of Healthcare, Social Development, and Labor | Emil Lee | DP | 19 November 2015 |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports | Silveria Jacobs | NA | 19 November 2015 |
| Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten | Henrietta Doran-York | NA | 19 November 2015 |
- Note Angel Meyers was put forward on Maurice Lake's recommendation, while Irania Arrindell was recommended by Silvio Matser.[6][7]
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References
- "Upgrade New Governing Operating System 21.0 to secure future Growth". SMN News. 20 December 2016.
- "New NA-led Cabinet to be sworn in today". The Daily Herald. 19 November 2015.
- "Prime Minister William Marlin promised open and transparent government". SMN News. 19 November 2015.
- "Angel Meyers to be sworn in as VROMI Minister today" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 27 November 2016. p. 1.
- "New Justice Minister to be sworn in today". The Daily Herald. 26 January 2016.
- "Franklin Meyers (UP): "Coalition left MP Lake totally out in the cold"". Today. 24 June 2016.
- "Matser believes in economic development for St. Maarten". The Daily Herald. 19 September 2016.
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