The first Marlin-Romeo cabinet was the seventh cabinet of Sint Maarten. It was a caretaker government formed by the United Democrats – a merger of the United People's Party (5 seats) and the Democratic Party (2 seats), which was joined by the independent Member of Parliament Chanel Brownbill. The cabinet was installed by Governor Eugene Holiday on 15 January 2018 and was led by Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo.[3]
First Marlin-Romeo cabinet | |
|---|---|
 7th cabinet of Sint Maarten | |
| Date formed | 15 January 2018 |
| Date dissolved | 25 June 2018 (161 days in office)[1] |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | King Willem-Alexander |
| Governor | Eugene Holiday |
| Head of government | Leona Marlin-Romeo |
| No. of ministers | 7 |
| Member parties | United Democrats (UD)[2] |
| Status in legislature | 8 / 15
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| History | |
| Outgoing election | 2018 election |
| Predecessor | Second Marlin cabinet |
| Successor | Second Marlin-Romeo cabinet |
The caretaker government was formed following the collapse of the second Marlin cabinet in November 2017, when the Democratic Party and Chanel Brownbill (USP) pulled their support from the National Alliance-led coalition.[4]
Composition edit
| Title | Minister | Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs | 
|
Leona Marlin-Romeo | 15 January 2018 | 25 June 2018 | UD | |
| Minister of Finance | 
|
Michael Ferrier | 15 January 2018 | 25 June 2018 | UD | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport | 
|
Jorien Wuite | 15 January 2018 | 25 June 2018 | UD | |
| Minister of Justice | 
|
Cornelius de Weever | 15 January 2018 | 25 June 2018 | UD | |
| Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor |
|
Emil Lee | 15 January 2018 | 25 June 2018 | UD | |
| Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication |
|
Cornelius de Weever (ad interim) | 15 January 2018 | 25 June 2018 | UD | |
| Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure |
|
Miklos Gitterson | 15 January 2018 | 25 June 2018 | UD | |
| Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary[a] | .jpg)
|
Hasani Ellis | 15 January 2018 | 25 June 2018 | UD | |
- ^ Not formally a member of the cabinet.
References edit
- ^ "New cabinet to be sworn-in Monday". The Daily Herald. 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "UP and DP merge as 'United Democrats'". The Daily Herald. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Leona new prime minister, ministers take oath Mon". The Daily Herald. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "MPs pass no confidence motion in six ministers". The Daily Herald. 2 November 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "New Interim Council of Ministers sworn-in headed by Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo". Soualiga Newsday. 15 January 2018.