First Jacobs cabinet

Jacobs cabinet

9th Cabinet of Sint Maarten
Date formed19 November 2019
Date dissolved28 March 2020
People and organisations
Head of stateWillem-Alexander
Head of governmentSilveria Jacobs
History
Outgoing election2020 election
PredecessorMarlin-Romeo II
SuccessorJacobs II
Politics of Sint Maarten

The Jacobs cabinet was the 9th cabinet of Sint Maarten. It was part of the executive branch of the Sint Maarten Government and was formed by members of the National Alliance and the United St. Maarten Party. It was followed by the second Jacobs cabinet installed after the 2020 snap general election.

The cabinet was formed following the collapse of the Second Marlin-Romeo cabinet in September 2019, when Franklin Meyers, faction leader of the United Democrats, left his party to become an independent member of parliament. On 22 September 2019, UD members of parliament, Luc Mercelina and Chanel Brownbill, followed suit.[1]

It was installed by Governor Eugene Holiday on 19 November 2019.[2]

Composition

The cabinet is composed as follows:

Main office-holders
Office Name Party Since
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs NA 19 November 2019
Minister of Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment Christopher Wever 19 November 2019
Minister of Finance Ardwell Irion NA 19 November 2019
Minister of Justice Egbert Doran NA 19 November 2019
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Ardwell Irion NA 19 November 2019
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications Rene Violenes (interim) NA 19 November 2019
Mellissa Arrindell-Doncher[3] USP 28 November 2019
Minister of Healthcare, Social Development, and Labor Egbert Doran (interim) NA 19 November 2019
Pamela Gordon-Lake[3] USP 28 November 2019
Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten Silveria Jacobs (interim) NA 19 November 2019
Rene Violenes[3] NA 28 November 2019

References

  1. ^ "Update: NA, US party, Mercelina, Brownbill form new nine-member coalition". The Daily Herald. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  2. ^ "St. Maarten has new government". The Daily Herald. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Two more ministers sworn in Thursday". The Daily Herald. 1 December 2019.