Sarah A. Wescot-Williams (born 8 April 1956)
is the leader of the
Democratic Party of
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten () is a Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands located in the Caribbean region of North America. With a population of 58,477 as of June 2023 on an area of , it encompasses ...
and the first
Prime Minister of Sint Maarten The prime minister of Sint Maarten became the head of government of Sint Maarten after the Netherlands Antilles had been dissolved on 10 October 2010. The prime minister, together with the Council of Ministers and the governor 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.
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.
On 19 December 2014, Wescot-Williams was succeeded as prime minister by
Marcel Gumbs.
References
External links
Government website presenting Prime Minister Sarah Wescot-WilliamsArchived 2014-02-28
Living people
1956 births
Prime ministers of Sint Maarten
Presidents of the Parliament of Sint Maarten
Members of the Parliament of Sint Maarten
Democratic Party Sint Maarten politicians
Sint Maarten women in politics
21st-century women prime ministers
21st-century Dutch women politicians
21st-century Dutch politicians
La Salle University alumni
Women prime ministers in North America
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