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Ajamu Baly took office as Governor of Sint Maarten in October 2022
Ajamu Baly was sworn in before the King at Huis ten Bosch on 4 October 2022 as Governor of Sint Maarten, effective 10 October 2022. He was appointed by Royal Decree on 15 September 2022.
By SXM Daily ·
Reported 4 October 2022.
Ajamu Baly was sworn in as Governor of Sint Maarten before King Willem-Alexander at Huis ten Bosch Palace in The Hague on 4 October 2022, with effect from 10 October 2022, the Dutch Royal House announced.
Appointment
According to the Cabinet of the Governor, Baly was appointed by Royal Decree on 15 September 2022, on the advice of the Council of Ministers of Sint Maarten with the approval of the Kingdom Council of Ministers. He formally took office at a solemn meeting of the Parliament of Sint Maarten.
Background
The Royal House said Baly was born on Sint Maarten in 1977. Before his appointment he was secretary-director of the Council of Advice of Sint Maarten, a deputy examining magistrate at the Joint Court of Justice, and a member of the supervisory board of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten. The Governor's Cabinet said he attended Sister Borgia primary school and Milton Peters College before studying law at the University of Amsterdam.
He succeeded Eugene Holiday, Sint Maarten's first Governor.
Sources
- https://www.koninklijkhuis.nl/actueel/nieuws/2022/10/04/koning-ontvangt-gouverneur-sint-maarten-ter-beediging
- https://www.governorsintmaarten.com/governor-of-sint-maarten/governor-baly