The second Marlin-Romeo cabinet was the 8th cabinet of Sint Maarten. It was formed by a coalition of the political parties United Democrats (UD) and the St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP).[1][2]
Second Marlin-Romeo cabinet | |
|---|---|
 8th cabinet of Sint Maarten | |
| Date formed | 25 June 2018 |
| Date dissolved | 19 November 2019 (1 year, 147 days in office) |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | King Willem-Alexander |
| Governor | Eugene Holiday |
| Head of government | Leona Marlin-Romeo (2018–2019) Wycliffe Smith (2019) |
| No. of ministers | 7 |
| Member parties | United Democrats (UD) St. Maarten Christian Party (SMCP) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2018 election |
| Predecessor | First Marlin-Romeo cabinet |
| Successor | First Jacobs cabinet |
The cabinet succeeded the first Marlin-Romeo cabinet following the 2018 general election, and was installed by Governor Eugene Holiday on 25 June 2018.[3] The cabinet lost its majority on 9 September 2019 when Franklin Meyers, faction leader of the UD, 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, which led to the collapse of the second Marlin-Romeo cabinet.[4]
Composition edit
| Title | Minister | Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| Prime Minister and Minister of General Affairs | 
|
Leona Marlin-Romeo | 25 June 2018 | 10 October 2019[a] | UD | |
|
Wycliffe Smith | 10 October 2019[5] | 19 November 2019 | SMCP | ||
| Minister of Finance | 
|
Perry Geerlings | 25 June 2018 | 19 November 2019 | UD | |
| Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport |
|
Wycliffe Smith | 25 June 2018 | 19 November 2019 | SMCP | |
| Minister of Justice | 
|
Cornelius de Weever | 25 June 2018 | 10 October 2019[a] | UD | |
|
|
Perry Geerlings | 10 October 2019[5] | 19 November 2019 | |||
| Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labor |
|
Emil Lee | 25 June 2018 | 2 July 2019[6][a] | UD | |
|
|
Christopher Wever | 10 October 2019[5] | 19 November 2019 | |||
| Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication |
|
Stuart Johnson | 25 June 2018 | 19 November 2019 | UD | |
| Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure |
|
Miklos Gitterson | 25 June 2018 | 30 August 2019[a] | UD | |
|
|
Christopher Wever | 30 August 2019[7] | 19 November 2019 | |||
| Minister Plenipotentiary[b] | 
|
Jorien Wuite | 25 June 2018 | 19 November 2019 | UD | |
| Deputy Minister Plenipotentiary[b] |
|
Michael Somersall | 25 June 2018 | 19 November 2019 | SMCP | |
References edit
- ^ "UD and SMCP signed formation agreement on close to midnight on Thursday". St. Martin News Network. 6 April 2018.
- ^ "United Democrats, SMCP sign coalition agreement". The Daily Herald. 6 April 2018.
- ^ "New cabinet to be sworn-in Monday". The Daily Herald. 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Update: NA, US party, Mercelina, Brownbill form new nine-member coalition". The Daily Herald. 23 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Council of Ministers accepts resignation of Prime Minister & Minister of Justice". SXM Talks. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Minister Emil Lee ousted by parliament with no confidence motion". St. Martin News Network. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- ^ "Appointment and Oath Taking Ceremony for New Minister of VROMI". St. Martin News Network. 30 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2022.