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Patrice Gumbs: Sint Maarten Minister of VROMI

A short profile of Patrice Gumbs of the Party for Progress, sworn in as Minister Plenipotentiary in May 2024 and VROMI Minister since June 2024.

By SXM Daily ·

Patrice Gumbs is a Party for Progress (PFP) politician who has been Sint Maarten's Minister of Public Housing, Spatial Planning, Environment and Infrastructure (VROMI) since June 2024. Before that he was briefly Minister Plenipotentiary.

Illustrative: the Parliament of Sint Maarten building in Philipsburg

Illustrative photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Minister Plenipotentiary

Governor Ajamu Baly swore Gumbs in as Minister Plenipotentiary on 3 May 2024, in the first cabinet of Prime Minister Luc Mercelina, The Daily Herald reported. EA News also identified him as Minister Plenipotentiary in June 2024.

Before entering the cabinet, Gumbs was interim director of the government's Directorate of Foreign Relations, The Daily Herald and SXMElections reported.

Minister of VROMI

As of 25 June 2024 he became caretaker VROMI Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, The Daily Herald and EA News reported. The Government of Sint Maarten published his state-of-affairs update as VROMI Minister on 27 June 2024.

He kept the VROMI portfolio in the second Mercelina cabinet, sworn in on 26 November 2024, according to Dossier Koninkrijksrelaties and The Daily Herald.

Sources

  • https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/new-council-of-ministers-appointed-and-sworn-in
  • https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/gumbs-to-become-caretaker-vromi-minister-deputy-pm
  • https://www.eanews.com/patrice-gumbs-to-become-minister-of-vromi/
  • https://www.sintmaartengov.org/news/pages/VROMI-State-of-Affairs-Minister-Patrice-Gumbs-Provides-Comprehensive-Update.aspx
  • https://dossierkoninkrijksrelaties.nl/2024/11/26/kabinet-mercelina-ii-ingezworen/
  • https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/the-patient-is-in-your-care-governor-tells-new-cabinet-at-swearing-in-tues
  • https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/french-gain-water-rights-in-oyster-pond-jurisdiction-over-captain-oliver-s-dutch-get-7-109m2-land-mass
  • https://sxmelections.com/news/57538/potential-benefits-for-st-maarten--broached-in-talks-between-pm-cdb

Source: https://www.thedailyherald.sx/islands/gumbs-to-become-caretaker-vromi-minister-deputy-pm

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