William Marlin (born 21 October 1950)
is a
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 ...
politician who served as the 3rd
Prime Minister of Sint Maarten from 2015 to 2017.
Marlin was the leader of the
National Alliance, and was the leader of the
First and
Second Marlin cabinet.
Resignation
In November 2017, a motion of no confidence against Marlin and some other ministers was accepted in Parliament, due to Marlin's position in the negotiation with the Dutch government about anti fraud measures and aid funds in the aftermath of
Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma was an extremely powerful and devastating tropical cyclone that was the first Category 5 hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands on record, followed by Hurricane Maria, Maria two weeks later. At the time, it was considered ...
. While Marlin did tender the resignation of the cabinet, he refused to immediately step aside after a second motion of no confidence was accepted, and an instruction by the Dutch Kingdom Council of Ministers was required to force Marlin out while the rest of the cabinet would continue as caretaker cabinet until the elections.
See also
*
List of Sint Maarten leaders of government
References
Living people
1950 births
Prime ministers of Sint Maarten
Presidents of the Parliament of Sint Maarten
Members of the Parliament of Sint Maarten
National Alliance (Sint Maarten) politicians
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