Legislative body of the Dutch special municipality
17°37′34.5″N 63°14′55.5″W / 17.626250°N 63.248750°W / 17.626250; -63.248750
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.
Portrait
Member
Party
First Took Office
Rolando Wilson
Windward Islands People's Movement
2003
Vito Charles
Windward Islands People's Movement
2016[ 2]
Elsa Peterson
Windward Islands People's Movement
2023
Saskia Matthew
Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity
2023
Julio Every
Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity
2023
Starting in 1951, five Island Council members were elected at large. Members of the council, from 1951 to the present, are:[ 3] [ 4]
Year
Island Council Members
1951
John Herman Hassell
David Lionel Henry Donker[ 5]
Lamber Hassell
John Esmond Mathew Levenstone[ 6]
Kenneth Peterson[ 7]
Cornelia Rosina Jones [ 8]
1955
John Arthur Anslyn[ 9] [ 10] [ 11]
John William Johnson
Eugenius Achilas Johnson[ 11]
1959
Samuel Wilson Jr.
Richard Dudley Johnson
Eric Milton Johnson
1963
Peter Leicester Granger[ 12] [ 11]
Henry Earl Johnson[ 13]
Maximilaan Willem Nicholson[ 14] [ 11] [ 5]
1967
John Godfrey Woods[ 15] [ 11]
Eugenius Achilas Johnson
Calvin Holm
1971
John Esmond Mathew Levenstone[ 6]
1975 [ 16]
William Stanley Johnson
Eddison Melvyn Peterson
Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston [ 16]
1979
Ray Hassell
Christian Richard Alexander Sorton[ 17]
David Mac Clean Johnson
1983 [ 18]
Vernon Raphael Hassell[ 19]
Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston
Hugo Levenstone[ 20]
1987
Ramon Adolphus Hassell
Elmer Wycliffe Linzey[ 21] [ 22]
1991
Steve Hassell
Roy Smith
George Leonard Hassell
Calvin Holm
1995
Ramon Adolphus Hassell
Christina ten Brink-Charles
Ray Hassell
1999 [ 23]
William Stanley Johnson
Lisa Hassell
Eric Adrel Linzey
Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston
2003 [ 24]
Rolando Ricardo Wilson
Steve Hassell
Lucia Woods
2007 [ 25]
Chris Johnson
Bruce Zagers
Carl Buncamper
Akilah Levenstone
2011 [ 26]
Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston
Shamara Nicholson-Linzey
Eviton Heyliger
2015 [ 27]
Monique Wilson
Vito Charles[ 2]
2019 [ 28]
Hemmie van Xanten
Esmeralda Johnson
2023
Saskia Matthew
Elsa Peterson
Rolando Ricardo Wilson
See also
References
^ "Island Council Functions" . The Official Website of the Island Government of Saba .
^ a b "Wilson new Saba Commissioner, Charles Island Council Member" . Saba News . 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016.
^ Johnson, Will (2006). Dreaming Big . Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 161– 184. ISBN 90-77751-32-7 .
^ "Slechts een keer was vrouw lid van raad Eilandsraad Saba veertig jaar" . Amigoe (in Dutch). 6 July 1987. p. 9.
^ a b Johnson, Will (7 February 2009). "David Lionel Henry Donker" (PDF) . The Daily Herald: Weekender . p. 12.
^ a b Johnson, Will (1 October 2011). "Captain John Esmond Mathew Levenston" (PDF) . The Daily Herald: Weekender . p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018 .
^ "Kenneth Peterson's funeral Wednesday" (PDF) . The Daily Herald . 4 September 2007. p. 10.
^ Johnson, Will (15 August 2009). "Miss Cornelia Jones, First woman Member of the Island Council" (PDF) . The Daily Herald: Weekender . p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018 .
^ Johnson, Will (29 September 2007). "The Anslijn Brothers (Part 1)" (PDF) . The Daily Herald: Weekender . p. 7.
^ Johnson, Will (6 October 2007). "The Anslijn Brothers (Part 2 and last)" (PDF) . The Daily Herald: Weekender . p. 7.
^ a b c d e "Saba's Youngest Ruler" . Ebony . 24 (12). Johnson Publishing Company: 118. October 1969. ISSN 0012-9011 . Retrieved 4 January 2015 .
^ Levenstone, Dave. "Peter Granger passes away on Saba" . sxmislandtime.com . Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015 .
^ Johnson, Will (14 April 2018). "In Memory Of Henry Earl Johnson" . The Saba Islander .
^ "Max Nicholson of Saba passes away Christmas night on Sxm" . sxmislandtime.com . Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015 .
^ Johnson, Will (13 June 2009). "Commissioner/Acting Administrator John Godfrey Woods" (PDF) . The Daily Herald: Weekender . p. 4.
^ a b "Nederlaag voor DP op Saba volledig" . Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 10 May 1975. p. 4.
^ " 'Kaiser' Sorton dies at 89" . The Daily Herald . 15 November 2004. p. 6.
^ "WIPM op Saba verliest 1 zetel Onbedreigde winnaar DP op Sint Maarten" . Amigoe (in Dutch). 7 May 1983. p. 8.
^ Johnson, Will (21 August 2014). "Vernon Hassell, A Saba Pioneer" . The Saba Islander .
^ "Former member of Saba's Island Council passes away" . sxmislandtime.com . Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015 .
^ Johnson, Will. "My friend Elmer Linzey" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015 .
^ "Elmer W. Linzey dies at age 73" (PDF) . The Daily Herald . January 4, 2007. p. 10. Retrieved 15 February 2015 .
^ "New Island Council wants fees for work permits" . The Daily Herald . 3 July 1999. p. 5.
^ "Swearing-in ceremony in Saba well attended" . The Daily Herald . 3 July 2003. p. 4.
^ "Saba Island Council has "big shoes to fill" " (PDF) . The Daily Herald . 3 July 2007. p. 11.
^ "Saba Island Council Members sworn in" (PDF) . The Daily Herald . 11 March 2011. pp. 1, 13.
^ "WIPM government to focus on constitutional evaluation" . The Daily Herald . 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015 .
^ "New Saba Island Council, Commissioners sworn in" . The Daily Herald . 29 March 2019.[permanent dead link ]