Sarah Wescot-Williams facts for kids
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Sarah Wescot-Williams
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| 1st Prime Minister of Sint Maarten | |
| In office 10 October 2010 – 19 December 2014 |
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| Monarch | Beatrix Willem-Alexander |
| Governor | Eugene Holiday |
| Deputy | Theodore Heyliger William Marlin |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Marcel Gumbs |
| President of Parliament | |
| In office 10 October 2014 – 13 November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Gracita Arrindell |
| Succeeded by | Lloyd J. Richardson |
| In office 13 October 2015 – 31 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Lloyd J. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Claret M.M. Connor |
| In office 24 November 2016 – 2 April 2018 |
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| Preceded by | Claret M.M. Connor |
| In office 7 May 2018 – 22 September 2019 |
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| Succeeded by | William V. Marlin |
| Assumed office 2024 |
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| Preceded by | Sidharth M. Bijlani |
| Leader of the Democratic Party Sint Maarten | |
| Assumed office 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Claude Wathey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1956 Saint Martin (France) |
| Political party | Democratic Party Sint Maarten |
| Alma mater | La Salle University |
| Website | Government website |
Sarah A. Wescot-Williams (born 8 April 1956) is the leader of the Democratic Party of Sint Maarten and the first Prime Minister of Sint Maarten. Wescot-Williams is the current President of Parliament, a role she has occupied on five separate occasions. Even though her party only managed to secure two seats in the Sint Maarten general election of 2010, she was selected as Prime Minister in the coalition agreement between United People and the Democratic Party.
Following the collapse of the first Wescot-Williams cabinet in April 2012, she was again designated Prime Minister in the second Wescot-Williams cabinet installed on 21 May 2012. On 19 December 2014, Wescot-Williams was succeeded as prime minister by Marcel Gumbs.
See also
In Spanish: Sarah Wescot-Williams para niños
