Monique Wilson (politician)

Monique Wilson is a Saban politician. She served as a member of the Saba Island Council for the Saba Labour Party between 2015 and 2019.

Monique Wilson
Monique Wilson in 2015
Member of the Saban Island council
In office
26 March 2015 – 28 March 2019
Personal details
Political partySaba Labour Party

Career

Wilson was a candidate for the Saba Labour Party in the 2015 Island Council elections, in which she was elected after receiving 121 votes from the around a thousand possible voters.[1] This was the first time she had stood for election.[2] Out of the 18 people standing for election, Wilson placed third, and the highest for her party. As a result of the election, she took one of the two SLP seats on the Island Council in opposition to the Windward Islands People's Movement party who held three. She was the only woman elected to the council,[1][3] and succeeded WIPM candidate Amelia Nicholson.[4]

In 2016, she was part of the official delegation who visited the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis to promote cooperation between the two island nations.[5] The following year, she spoke of how the Saba government needs to do more to encourage the skills of school leavers so that they may contribute greater to the local economy.[6] She also stresses the need for the Saban youth to learn Dutch. Outside of her work with the government, Wilson is also a social worker and family guardian.[7]

The 2019 elections saw Wilson lose her seat, with the SLP losing its representation in the Island Council.[8][9]

References
  1. "WIPM wins again in Saba". Bearing Point. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  2. "Nieuwe gezichten bij kandidaatstelling Saba" (in Dutch). Caribisch Netwerk. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. "Council Members". Public Entity Saba. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  4. "Eilandsraad Saba richt zich op evaluatie staatkundige status" (in Dutch). Caribisch Netwerk. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  5. "St. Kitts and Nevis Hosts Saba Delegation". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  6. "SLP Member Monique Wilson Stresses for Empowerment of the Local Market". Saba-News.com. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  7. "Sabanen leren Nederlands om vooruit te komen op het eiland" (in Dutch). Caribisch Netwerk. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. "WIPM (Saba) Grabs All 5 Seats!". BES Reporter. 20 March 2019.
  9. "New Saba Island Council, Commissioners sworn in". The Daily Herald. 29 March 2019.
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