Island Council of Saba
ChairmanJonathan Johnson
Election 12 July 2008
Members5
Political groups 1WIPM (3)
Political groups 2PEP (2)
Term length4 years
Last election 115 March 2023
Next election 12027
Session roomThe mayor of Saba.jpg
Meeting placeGovernment Building, The Bottom
Websitewww.sabagov.nl

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.

PortraitMemberPartyFirst took office
Rolando WilsonWindward Islands People's Movement2003
Vito CharlesWindward Islands People's Movement2016[2]
Elsa PetersonWindward Islands People's Movement2023
Saskia MatthewParty for Progress, Equality and Prosperity2023
Julio EveryParty for Progress, Equality and Prosperity2023

Former Members

Starting in 1951, five Island Council members were elected at large. Members of the council, from 1951 to the present, are:[3][4]

YearIsland Council Members
1951John Herman HassellDavid Lionel Henry Donker[5]Lamber HassellJohn Esmond Mathew Levenstone[6]Kenneth Peterson[7]
 
 
 Cornelia Rosina Jones[8]
1955John Arthur Anslyn[9][10][11]John William JohnsonEugenius Achilas Johnson[11]
 
 
 
1959Samuel Wilson Jr.Richard Dudley JohnsonEric Milton Johnson
 
 
 
1963Peter Leicester Granger[12][11]Henry Earl Johnson[13]Maximilaan Willem Nicholson[14][11][5]
 
 
 
1967John Godfrey Woods[15][11]Eugenius Achilas Johnson
 
 
 Calvin Holm
1971John Esmond Mathew Levenstone[6]
 
 
 
1975[16]William Stanley JohnsonEddison Melvyn PetersonIshmael Mathew Amael Levenston[16]
 
 
 
1979Ray HassellChristian Richard Alexander Sorton[17]David Mac Clean Johnson
 
 
 
1983[18]Vernon Raphael Hassell[19]Ishmael Mathew Amael LevenstonHugo Levenstone[20]
 
 
 
1987Ramon Adolphus HassellElmer Wycliffe Linzey[21][22]
 
 
 
1991Steve HassellRoy SmithGeorge Leonard Hassell
 Calvin Holm
 
 
1995Ramon Adolphus HassellChristina ten Brink-CharlesRay Hassell
 
 
 
1999[23]William Stanley JohnsonLisa HassellEric Adrel LinzeyIshmael Mathew Amael Levenston
 
 
 
2003[24]Rolando Ricardo WilsonSteve HassellLucia Woods
 
 
 
2007[25]Chris JohnsonBruce ZagersCarl BuncamperAkilah Levenstone
 
 
 
2011[26]Ishmael Mathew Amael LevenstonShamara Nicholson-LinzeyEviton Heyliger
 
 
 
2015[27]Monique Wilson
 Vito Charles[2]
 
 
2019[28]Hemmie van XantenEsmeralda Johnson
 
 
 
2023Saskia MatthewElsa PetersonRolando Ricardo Wilson
 
 
 

See also

References

  1. ^ "Island Council Functions". The Official Website of the Island Government of Saba. Archived from the original on 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  2. ^ "Wilson new Saba Commissioner, Charles Island Council Member". Saba News. 30 May 2016. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016.
  3. ^ Johnson, Will (2006). Dreaming Big. Alkmaar: Falstaff Media. pp. 161–184. ISBN 90-77751-32-7.
  4. ^ "Slechts een keer was vrouw lid van raad Eilandsraad Saba veertig jaar" (in Dutch). Amigoe. 6 July 1987. p. 9.
  5. ^ Johnson, Will (7 February 2009). "David Lionel Henry Donker". The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 12. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Johnson, Will (1 October 2011). "Captain John Esmond Mathew Levenston". The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 6. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Kenneth Peterson's funeral Wednesday". The Daily Herald. 4 September 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  8. ^ Johnson, Will (15 August 2009). "Miss Cornelia Jones, First woman Member of the Island Council". The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 15. Archived from the original on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ^ Johnson, Will (29 September 2007). "The Anslijn Brothers (Part 1)". The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 7. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Johnson, Will (6 October 2007). "The Anslijn Brothers (Part 2 and last)". The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 7. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  11. ^ "Saba's Youngest Ruler". Ebony. 24 (12): 118. Johnson Publishing Company. October 1969. ISSN 0012-9011. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  12. ^ Levenstone, Dave. "Peter Granger passes away on Saba". sxmislandtime.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  13. ^ Johnson, Will (14 April 2018). "In Memory Of Henry Earl Johnson". The Saba Islander
  14. ^ "Max Nicholson of Saba passes away Christmas night on Sxm". sxmislandtime.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  15. ^ Johnson, Will (13 June 2009). "Commissioner/Acting Administrator John Godfrey Woods". The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 4. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  16. ^ "Nederlaag voor DP op Saba volledig" (in Dutch). Amigoe di Curacao. 10 May 1975. p. 4.
  17. ^ "'Kaiser' Sorton dies at 89". The Daily Herald. 15 November 2004. p. 6.
  18. ^ "WIPM op Saba verliest 1 zetel Onbedreigde winnaar DP op Sint Maarten" (in Dutch). Amigoe. 7 May 1983. p. 8.
  19. ^ Johnson, Will (21 August 2014). "Vernon Hassell, A Saba Pioneer". The Saba Islander
  20. ^ "Former member of Saba's Island Council passes away". sxmislandtime.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  21. ^ Johnson, Will. "My friend Elmer Linzey". Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  22. ^ "Elmer W. Linzey dies at age 73". The Daily Herald. January 4, 2007. p. 10. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  23. ^ "New Island Council wants fees for work permits". The Daily Herald. 3 July 1999. p. 5.
  24. ^ "Swearing-in ceremony in Saba well attended". The Daily Herald. 3 July 2003. p. 4.
  25. ^ "Saba Island Council has "big shoes to fill"". The Daily Herald. 3 July 2007. p. 11. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  26. ^ "Saba Island Council Members sworn in". The Daily Herald. 11 March 2011. pp. 1, 13. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018.
  27. ^ "WIPM government to focus on constitutional evaluation". The Daily Herald. 27 March 2015. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  28. ^ "New Saba Island Council, Commissioners sworn in". The Daily Herald. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023.