Secretary-General
Garrick J. Richardson, LL.M., LL.leg
has been the Secretary-General since April 1, 2021.
According to article 57, paragraph 3 of the Constitution Parliament appoints, suspends and dismisses the Secretary General. The tasks of the Secretary General include:
1. Assisting the Presidium
2. Assisting the Faction leaders meeting
3. Advising (legal and procedural) the President (during meetings)
4. Advising Members of Parliament
5. Preparation of meetings
6. Managing the secretariat
7. Managing the overall budget of Parliament
8. Making documents available to the Members
9. Making sure minutes are made of public meetings
The Presidium supervises the work of the Secretary General and secretariat.
If impeded, absent or unavailable, the Secretary General is replaced by one of the acting Secretaries General.
EDUCATION
Degree Title/School
HAVO Milton Peters College, Sint Maarten – 2002 - 2007
Hogeschool Leiden (HSL), Leiden, the Netherlands
2008 -2012 Bachelor in Dutch Law (LL.B.)
Tilburg University (UvT), Tilburg, the Netherlands
2013 -2015 Pre-Master in Dutch Law
2015 -2017 Master in Dutch Law (LL.M.)
Academy for Legislation, The Hague, the Netherlands
2016 -2018 Master in Legislation (LL.M leg/ ML)
EXPERIENCE
Job Title/Company
Trainee Legislative Lawyer at the section Constitutional and Administrative Law of the Legislative and Legal Affairs Department of the Ministry of Security and Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands
2016 – 2018
Parliament of Sint Maarten, Sint Maarten
September 1, 2016 – March 31, 2021 – 2nd Acting Secretary General
April 1, 2021 – Present – Secretary General
Below is an overview of the persons that have held the position of Secretary General since 2010:
- mr. Franklin Hanze: November 8, 2010 – May 7, 2011
- mr. lic. Jozef D. Semeleer: May 10, 2011 – May 9, 2014
- Nancy R. Guishard-Joubert, LL.M.: May 10, 2014 – August 1, 2020