Island Council of Saba explained

Island Council of Saba
Coa Pic:Saba Coat of Arms.png
Coa Res:140px
Leader1 Type:Chairman
Election1:2 July 2008
Members:5
Political Groups1: WIPM (3)
Political Groups2: PEP (2)
Term Length:4 years
Next Election1:2027
Session Room:The mayor of Saba.jpg

The Island Council of Saba is the legislative body of the Dutch special municipality of Saba. It consists of five members and elections take place every four years. The Island Council appoints and supervises the commissioners in the Executive Council. The Island Council is chaired by the Island Governor.[1]

Composition

Current members

Currently there are two political parties represented in the Island Council: The Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM) holds three seats and the Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity (PEP) holds two seats.

PortraitMemberPartyFirst Took Office
Rolando WilsonWindward Islands People's Movement2003
Vito CharlesWindward Islands People's Movement2016
Elsa PetersonWindward Islands People's Movement2023
Saskia MatthewParty for Progress, Equality and Prosperity2023
Julio EveryParty for Progress, Equality and Prosperity2023

Former Members

Starting in 1951, five Island Council members were elected at large. Members of the council, from 1951 to the present, are:[2] [3]

YearIsland Council Members
1951John Herman HassellDavid Lionel Henry Donker[4] Lamber HassellJohn Esmond Mathew Levenstone[5] Kenneth Peterson[6]
 
 
 Cornelia Rosina Jones[7]
1955John Arthur Anslyn[8] [9] John William JohnsonEugenius Achilas Johnson
 
 
 
1959Samuel Wilson Jr.Richard Dudley JohnsonEric Milton Johnson
 
 
 
1963Peter Leicester Granger[10] [11] Henry Earl Johnson[12] Maximilaan Willem Nicholson[13]
 
 
 
1967John Godfrey Woods[14] Eugenius Achilas Johnson
 
 
 Calvin Holm
1971John Esmond Mathew Levenstone
 
 
 
1975[15] William Stanley JohnsonEddison Melvyn PetersonIshmael Mathew Amael Levenston
 
 
 
1979Ray HassellChristian Richard Alexander Sorton[16] David Mac Clean Johnson
 
 
 
1983[17] Vernon Raphael Hassell[18] Ishmael Mathew Amael LevenstonHugo Levenstone[19]
 
 
 
1987Ramon Adolphus HassellElmer Wycliffe Linzey[20] [21]
 
 
 
1991Steve HassellRoy SmithGeorge Leonard Hassell
 Calvin Holm
 
 
1995Ramon Adolphus HassellChristina ten Brink-Charles Ray Hassell
 
 
 
1999[22] William Stanley JohnsonLisa HassellEric Adrel LinzeyIshmael Mathew Amael Levenston
 
 
 
2003[23] Rolando Ricardo WilsonSteve HassellLucia Woods
 
 
 
2007[24] Chris JohnsonBruce ZagersCarl BuncamperAkilah Levenstone
 
 
 
2011[25] Ishmael Mathew Amael LevenstonShamara Nicholson-LinzeyEviton Heyliger
 
 
 
2015[26] Monique Wilson
 Vito Charles[27]
 
 
2019[28] Hemmie van XantenEsmeralda Johnson
 
 
 
2023Saskia MatthewElsa PetersonRolando Ricardo Wilson
 
 
 

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Island Council Functions. The Official Website of the Island Government of Saba.
  2. Book: Johnson. Will. Dreaming Big. 2006. Falstaff Media. Alkmaar. 90-77751-32-7. 161–184.
  3. News: Slechts een keer was vrouw lid van raad Eilandsraad Saba veertig jaar . Amigoe . 6 July 1987 . 9 . Dutch.
  4. News: Johnson . Will . David Lionel Henry Donker . The Daily Herald: Weekender . 7 February 2009 . 12.
  5. News: Johnson . Will . Captain John Esmond Mathew Levenston . The Daily Herald: Weekender . 1 October 2011 . 6 . 9 December 2018 . 9 December 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209165148/http://www.thedailyherald.info/subscribers/clients-files/2011/10Oct2011/Oct-01-11-Weekender.pdf . dead .
  6. News: Kenneth Peterson's funeral Wednesday. The Daily Herald. 4 September 2007. 10.
  7. News: Johnson . Will . Miss Cornelia Jones, First woman Member of the Island Council . The Daily Herald: Weekender . 15 August 2009 . 15 . 9 December 2018 . 5 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171105003357/http://www.thedailyherald.info/subscribers/clients-files/2009/08-Aug-09/aug-15-09_weekender.pdf . dead .
  8. News: Johnson . Will . The Anslijn Brothers (Part 1) . The Daily Herald: Weekender . 29 September 2007 . 7.
  9. News: Johnson . Will . The Anslijn Brothers (Part 2 and last) . The Daily Herald: Weekender . 6 October 2007 . 7.
  10. Web site: Levenstone. Dave. Peter Granger passes away on Saba. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215174730/http://sxmislandtime.com/island-news/17760-peter-granger-passes-away-on-saba.html. dead. 15 February 2015. sxmislandtime.com. 15 February 2015.
  11. Saba's Youngest Ruler. Ebony. October 1969. 24. 12. 118. 4 January 2015. Johnson Publishing Company. 0012-9011.
  12. Web site: Johnson . Will . In Memory Of Henry Earl Johnson . The Saba Islander . 14 April 2018.
  13. Web site: Max Nicholson of Saba passes away Christmas night on Sxm. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216002135/http://sxmislandtime.com/island-news/16861. dead. 16 February 2015. sxmislandtime.com. 16 February 2015.
  14. News: Johnson . Will . Commissioner/Acting Administrator John Godfrey Woods . The Daily Herald: Weekender . 13 June 2009 . 4.
  15. News: Nederlaag voor DP op Saba volledig . Amigoe di Curacao . 10 May 1975 . 4 . Dutch.
  16. News: 'Kaiser' Sorton dies at 89 . The Daily Herald . 15 November 2004 . 6.
  17. News: WIPM op Saba verliest 1 zetel Onbedreigde winnaar DP op Sint Maarten . Amigoe . 7 May 1983 . 8 . Dutch.
  18. Web site: Johnson . Will . Vernon Hassell, A Saba Pioneer . The Saba Islander . 21 August 2014.
  19. Web site: Former member of Saba's Island Council passes away. https://web.archive.org/web/20150216003842/http://sxmislandtime.com/island-news/16820. dead. 16 February 2015. sxmislandtime.com. 16 February 2015.
  20. Web site: Johnson. Will. My friend Elmer Linzey. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215041636/http://www.top10worldmedia.com/saba/pdf/wj_linzey.pdf. dead. 15 February 2015. 15 February 2015.
  21. News: Elmer W. Linzey dies at age 73. 15 February 2015. The Daily Herald. January 4, 2007. 10.
  22. News: New Island Council wants fees for work permits . The Daily Herald . 3 July 1999 . 5.
  23. News: Swearing-in ceremony in Saba well attended . The Daily Herald . 3 July 2003 . 4.
  24. News: Saba Island Council has "big shoes to fill". The Daily Herald. 3 July 2007. 11.
  25. News: Saba Island Council Members sworn in. The Daily Herald. 11 March 2011. 1, 13.
  26. News: WIPM government to focus on constitutional evaluation. 28 March 2015. The Daily Herald. 27 March 2015.
  27. Web site: Wilson new Saba Commissioner, Charles Island Council Member. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531202503/http://www.saba-news.com/wilson-new-saba-commissioner-charles-island-council-member/. dead. 31 May 2016. Saba News. 30 May 2016.
  28. News: New Saba Island Council, Commissioners sworn in . The Daily Herald . 29 March 2019 .

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