Island Council of Saba

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]

Island Council of Saba
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman
Jonathan Johnson
since 2 July 2008
Structure
Seats5
Political groups
  WIPM (3)
Political groups
  PEP (2)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Last election
15 March 2023
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Government Building, The Bottom
Website
www.sabagov.nl

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 Wilson Windward Islands People's Movement 2003
Vito Charles Windward Islands People's Movement 2016[2]
Elsa Peterson Windward Islands People's Movement 2023
Hemmie van Xanten Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity 2019
Saskia Matthew Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity 2023

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]

Year Island Council Members
1951 John Herman Hassell David Lionel Henry Donker[5] Lamber Hassell John Esmond Mathew Levenstone[6] Kenneth Peterson[7]
 
 
  Cornelia Rosina Jones[8]
1955 John Arthur Anslyn[9][10][11] John William Johnson Eugenius Achilas Johnson[11]
 
 
 
1959 Samuel Wilson Jr. Richard Dudley Johnson Eric Milton Johnson
 
 
 
1963 Peter Leicester Granger[12][11] Henry Earl Johnson[13] Maximilaan Willem Nicholson[14][11][5]
 
 
 
1967 John Godfrey Woods[15][11] Eugenius Achilas Johnson
 
 
  Calvin Holm
1971 John Esmond Mathew Levenstone[6]
 
 
 
1975[16] William Stanley Johnson Eddison Melvyn Peterson Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston[16]
 
 
 
1979 Ray Hassell Christian Richard Alexander Sorton[17] David Mac Clean Johnson
 
 
 
1983[18] Vernon Raphael Hassell[19] Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston Hugo Levenstone[20]
 
 
 
1987 Ramon Adolphus Hassell Elmer Wycliffe Linzey[21][22]
 
 
 
1991 Steve Hassell Roy Smith George Leonard Hassell
  Calvin Holm
 
 
1995 Ramon Adolphus Hassell Christina ten Brink-Charles Ray Hassell
 
 
 
1999[23] William Stanley Johnson Lisa Hassell Eric Adrel Linzey Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston
 
 
 
2003[24] Rolando Ricardo Wilson Steve Hassell Lucia Woods
 
 
 
2007[25] Chris Johnson Bruce Zagers Carl Buncamper Akilah Levenstone
 
 
 
2011[26] Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston Shamara Nicholson-Linzey Eviton Heyliger
 
 
 
2015[27] Monique Wilson
  Vito Charles[2]
 
 
2019[28] Hemmie van Xanten Esmeralda Johnson
 
 
 
2023 Saskia Matthew Elsa Peterson Rolando Ricardo Wilson
 
 
 

See also

References
  1. "Island Council Functions". The Official Website of the Island Government of Saba.
  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". Amigoe (in Dutch). 6 July 1987. p. 9.
  5. Johnson, Will (7 February 2009). "David Lionel Henry Donker" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 12.
  6. Johnson, Will (1 October 2011). "Captain John Esmond Mathew Levenston" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  7. "Kenneth Peterson's funeral Wednesday" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 4 September 2007. p. 10.
  8. Johnson, Will (15 August 2009). "Miss Cornelia Jones, First woman Member of the Island Council" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. Johnson, Will (29 September 2007). "The Anslijn Brothers (Part 1)" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 7.
  10. Johnson, Will (6 October 2007). "The Anslijn Brothers (Part 2 and last)" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 7.
  11. "Saba's Youngest Ruler". Ebony. Johnson Publishing Company. 24 (12): 118. 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" (PDF). The Daily Herald: Weekender. p. 4.
  16. "Nederlaag voor DP op Saba volledig". Amigoe di Curacao (in Dutch). 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". Amigoe (in Dutch). 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" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  22. "Elmer W. Linzey dies at age 73" (PDF). The Daily Herald. January 4, 2007. p. 10. 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"" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 3 July 2007. p. 11.
  26. "Saba Island Council Members sworn in" (PDF). The Daily Herald. 11 March 2011. pp. 1, 13.
  27. "WIPM government to focus on constitutional evaluation". The Daily Herald. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  28. "New Saba Island Council, Commissioners sworn in". The Daily Herald. 29 March 2019.


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