Wycliffe Smith
Wycliffe Smith | |
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Smith in 2015 | |
| 6th Prime Minister of Sint Maarten | |
| In office 10 October 2019 – 19 November 2019 | |
| Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
| Governor | Eugene Holiday |
| Preceded by | Leona Marlin-Romeo |
| Succeeded by | Silveria Jacobs |
| Lieutenant Governor of Saba | |
| In office 1 November 1983 – 1989 | |
| Monarch | Beatrix |
| Preceded by | Raphael Sorton (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sydney Sorton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1948 |
| Party | Sint Maarten Christian Party |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
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Wycliffe Sylvester Smith (born 18 December 1948) is a Sint Maarten politician, former pastor and poet. Born on the island of Saba, he was educated in Sint Maarten, the Netherlands and the U.S. before becoming a teacher. He worked many years as a pastor in Sint Maarten and has published several works of poetry, being considered an expert on literature in the Windward Islands. Smith served as lieutenant governor of Saba from 1983 to 1989 and later became the president of the University of St. Martin. In 2015, he established the Sint Maarten Christian Party and later was appointed the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport. He then briefly served as prime minister of Sint Maarten in 2019.