Ministry of Justice (Sint Maarten)

The Ministry of Justice of Sint Maarten oversees public safety, law and order, and the upholding of justice in Sint Maarten. The ministry is responsible for the following agencies:[1]

  • Immigration and Border Protection Service
  • Police Corps of St. Maarten
  • Customs
  • Prison and House of Detention
  • Financial Intelligence Unit
  • Internal Services

Also, the following organizations fall within the justice sector and report to the Minister of Justice:

  • Coast Guard
  • Court of Guardianship
  • Judicial Facilities Foundation (Probation & Family Supervision)
  • Youth Correctional Foundation

List of ministers of justice

# Name Took office Left office Party Cabinet
1 Roland Duncan 10 October 2010 4 June 2013 UP Wescot-Williams I
Wescot-Williams II
2 Dennis Richardson 14 June 2013 19 November 2015 USP Wescot-Williams III
Gumbs
interim Richard Gibson 19 November 2015 26 January 2016 NA Marlin I
3 Edson Kirindongo 26 January 2016 20 December 2016 USP
4 Rafael Boasman 20 December 2016 15 January 2018 USP Marlin II
5 Cornelius De Weever 15 January 2018 UD Marlin-Romeo I
Marlin-Romeo II
6 Egbert Doran 19 November 2019 28 March 2020 NA Jacobs I
7 Anna Richardson 28 March 2020 3 May 2024 NA Jacobs II
8 Lyndon Lewis 3 May 2024[2] Incumbent N.O.W.[3] Mercelina I

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Ministry of Justice". www.sintmaartengov.org. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  2. ^ Dept, Editorial (2024-05-03). "New Council of Ministers appointed and sworn-in". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  3. ^ "St. Martin News Network - Lyndon Lewis to run on NOW Political Party". smn-news.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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