Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten


The Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten represents the constituent country of Sint Maarten in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current Minister Plenipotentiary is Patrice Gumbs with Gracita Arrindell as the acting deputy.
A significant difference between the Netherlands Ministers and the Ministers Plenipotentiary is that the former Ministers are accountable for their politics and policies to the Dutch parliament. The Ministers Plenipotentiary, however, are accountable to their national governments. Therefore, the Ministers Plenipotentiary usually do not resign in the event of a Dutch cabinet crisis.

List of ministers plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten

The following table lists the ministers plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten that have been in office since Sint Maarten became a country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 2010:
#NameTook officeLeft officeParty
1Mathias Voges10 October 201019 December 2014DP
2Josianne Fleming-Artsen19 December 201419 November 2015UP
3Henrietta Doran-York19 November 201515 January 2018NA
Vacant15 January 201825 June 2018
4Jorien Wuite25 June 201819 November 2019UD
5Rene Violenus28 November 20193 May 2024NA
6Patrice Gumbs3 May 2024Incumbent
6Gracita Arrindell 3 May 2024IncumbentURSM