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The '''Gumbs cabinet''' is the coalition cabinet in [[Sint Maarten]] formed by the [[United People's Party (Sint Maarten)|United People's Party]] and independent members of Parliament Cornelius de Weever and Leona Marlin-Romeo.
The '''Gumbs cabinet''' is the coalition cabinet in [[Sint Maarten]] formed by the [[United People's Party (Sint Maarten)|United People's Party]] and independent members of Parliament Cornelius de Weever and Leona Marlin-Romeo.


The cabinet succeed the Third Wescot-Williams cabinet following the [[Sint Maarten general election, 2014|2014 general elections]], and was installed by Governor [[Eugene Holiday]] on 19 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220005131/http://smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin-news/17512|title=Five Member Cabinet sworn in on Friday.|accessdate=19 December 2014|work=smn-news.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New ministers sworn in, Cabinet now complete|url=http://thedailyherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58324:new-ministers-sworn-in-cabinet-now-complete-&catid=1:islands-news&Itemid=54|website=thedailyherald.com|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref>
The cabinet succeed the Third Wescot-Williams cabinet following the [[Sint Maarten general election, 2014|2014 general elections]], and was installed by Governor [[Eugene Holiday]] on 19 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220005131/http://smn-news.com/st-maarten-st-martin-news/17512|title=Five Member Cabinet sworn in on Friday.|accessdate=19 December 2014|work=smn-news.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New ministers sworn in, Cabinet now complete|url=http://thedailyherald.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58324:new-ministers-sworn-in-cabinet-now-complete-&catid=1:islands-news&Itemid=54|website=thedailyherald.com|accessdate=8 September 2015}}</ref> It fell on 30 September following a vote of non-confidence with 3 coalition party members voting in favour.<ref name=diff>{{cite web|url=http://www.todaysxm.com/st-maarten-government-falls-three-coalition-members-defect/|work=TodaySXM|title=St. Maarten Government falls – three coalition members defect|date=30 September 2015}}</ref>


==Composition==
==Composition==

Revision as of 21:11, 30 September 2015

Gumbs cabinet

4th Cabinet of Sint Maarten
Incumbent
Date formed19 December 2014[1]
Date dissolved30 September 2015[2]
People and organisations
Head of stateWillem-Alexander
Head of governmentMarcel Gumbs
Member partiesUnited People's Party
Leona Marlin-Romeo
Cornelius de Weever
History
Election2014 election
PredecessorWescot-Williams III
SuccessorIncumbent

The Gumbs cabinet is the coalition cabinet in Sint Maarten formed by the United People's Party and independent members of Parliament Cornelius de Weever and Leona Marlin-Romeo.

The cabinet succeed the Third Wescot-Williams cabinet following the 2014 general elections, and was installed by Governor Eugene Holiday on 19 December 2014.[3][4] It fell on 30 September following a vote of non-confidence with 3 coalition party members voting in favour.[5]

Composition

The cabinet is composed as follows:

Main office-holders
Office Name Party Since
Prime Minister Marcel Gumbs UP 19 December 2014
Minister of Housing, Physical Planning, and Environment Marcel Gumbs (interim)
Claret M. Connor
UP 19 December 2014 - 7 September 2015
7 September 2015
Minister of Finance Martinus J. Hassink 19 December 2014
Minister of Justice Dennis L. Richardson 19 December 2014
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunications Claret M. Connor
Ernest Sams
UP 19 December 2014 - 7 September 2015
7 September 2015
Minister of Healthcare, Social Development, and Labor Rita Gumbs (interim)
Rafael Boasman
UP 19 December 2014 - 7 September 2015
7 September 2015
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports Rita Gumbs UP 19 December 2014
Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten Josianne Artsen UP 19 December 2014

References

  1. ^ "New Marcel Gumbs Cabinet takes office". thedailyherald.com. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference diss was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Five Member Cabinet sworn in on Friday". smn-news.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  4. ^ "New ministers sworn in, Cabinet now complete". thedailyherald.com. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
  5. ^ "St. Maarten Government falls – three coalition members defect". TodaySXM. 30 September 2015.