From Wikipedia - Reading time: 6 minMercelina cabinet | |
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11th Cabinet of Sint Maarten | |
| Date formed | 3 May 2024 |
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| Head of state | Willem-Alexander(Monarch) Ajamu Baly(Governor) |
| Head of government | Luc Mercelina |
| Member parties | Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, Democratic Party, Party for Progress, Nation Opportunity Wealth |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 11 January 2024 |
| Predecessor | Jacobs II |
Politics of Sint Maarten |
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The Mercelina cabinet is the 11th Council of Ministers of Sint Maarten headed by Prime Minister Luc Mercelina. It was installed by Governor Ajamu Baly on 3 May 2024.[1][2]
Formation of the cabinet began after the Formation of the cabinet began after the 2024 Sint Maarten general election held on 11 January 2020. The cabinet is a coalition of four parties known as the 2x4 coalition:[3] Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement, Democratic Party, Party for Progress, Nation Opportunity Wealth.[4][5]
The cabinet is composed as follows:
Unified Resilient St. Maarten Movement (URSM) Democratic Party (DP) Party for Progress (Sint Maarten) (PFP) Nation Opportunity Wealth (N.O.W.)
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Remarks | |
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| Prime Minister Minister of General Affairs | Luc Mercelina | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | URSM | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister[6] Minister of Public Health, Social Development and Labour (VSA) Acting Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure | Veronica Jansen-Webster | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | URSM | ||
| Minister of Justice Acting Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports (ECYS) | Lyndon Lewis | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | N.O.W.[7] | ||
| Minister of Finance | Marinka Gumbs | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | DP | ||
| Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication | Grisha Heyliger-Marten | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | DP | Current member of parliament[8] | |
| Minister Plenipotentiary | Patrice Gumbs | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | PFP | ||
| Acting Minister Plenipotentiary | Gracita Arrindell | 3 May 2024 | Incumbent | URSM | ||