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Marcel Gumbs
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| 2nd Prime Minister of Sint Maarten | |
| In office 19 December 2014 – 19 November 2015 |
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| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Governor | Eugene Holiday |
| Preceded by | Sarah Wescot-Williams |
| Succeeded by | William Marlin |
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| Born | 26 February 1953 Curacao |
| Political party | United People's Party |
| Website | Government website |
Marcel Faustiano Augustin Gumbs, born on February 26, 1953, is a politician from Sint Maarten. He served as the second Prime Minister of Sint Maarten from 2014 to 2015. He became Prime Minister as part of an agreement between the United People's Party and two independent members of Parliament. Before becoming Prime Minister, he was a member of the Sint Maarten Council of Advise, which gives advice to the government.
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Early Life and Education
Marcel Gumbs was born on February 26, 1953, in Curaçao. When he was a child, he went to the St. Joseph School in Sint Maarten.
Political Journey
Starting in Politics
Marcel Gumbs began his political journey in 1983. He worked as an observer in the Parliament of the Netherlands Antilles for the Democratic Party (DP). In the same year, he tried to get elected to the Island Council but did not win enough votes.
Serving in Parliament
In the 1985 parliamentary election, Gumbs received 218 votes. This was enough for him to be elected to Parliament for his first time. Later, in 1990, the leader of the Democratic Party, Claude Wathey, decided not to take his seat in Parliament. Since Marcel Gumbs had the next highest number of votes (419), he was sworn in for his second term in Parliament.
Leading the Democratic Party
For the 1994 parliamentary election, Marcel Gumbs became the leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to Parliament for a third time, receiving his highest number of votes ever, 919. After the 1998 parliamentary election, where he received 416 votes, Gumbs became a junior minister. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Susanne Camelia-Römer.
See also
In Spanish: Marcel Gumbs para niños
- List of Sint Maarten leaders of government
