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Ludmila de Weever: TEATT Minister (2020–2021) and Member of Parliament

A short profile of Ludmila de Weever, Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication from March 2020 to 2021 and since then a Member of Parliament, with the Party for Progress since March 2023.

By SXM Daily ·

Ludmila de Weever is a Member of Parliament of Sint Maarten and a former Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT).

Minister of TEATT

She was sworn in as TEATT Minister on 28 March 2020, in the second cabinet of Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs, The Daily Herald reported. In 2021 she gave up the ministry to take up her seat in Parliament, as the Constitution does not allow anyone to hold both posts at the same time, the paper reported in April 2021.

Member of Parliament

She has sat in Parliament since 2021. In March 2023 she joined the Party for Progress (PFP), The Daily Herald reported, and Parliament's members list names her as a PFP member.

Sources

  • https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/governor-urges-new-ministers-to-take-up-role-with-sense-of-urgency
  • https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/minister-de-weever-to-take-up-mp-seat-cannot-hold-both-posts-at-same-time-under-constitution
  • https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/mp-de-weever-finds-new-political-home-with-pfp
  • https://sxmparliament.org/members/

Source: https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/minister-de-weever-to-take-up-mp-seat-cannot-hold-both-posts-at-same-time-under-constitution

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