The president of the Parliament of Sint Maarten () is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Sint Maarten. According to Article 8 of the Rules of Order of Parliament the president presides over the sittings of the House and enforces the rules prescribed in the Rules of Order of Parliament for the orderly conduct of parliamentary business. The president is supported by a team of vice presidents, divided into a first vice president and second vice president, who are also members of the House. In the event that the president is unable to lead a meeting the meeting is chaired by the first vice president.
List of presidents The following table lists the presidents of the Parliament of Sint Maarten that have been in office since Sint Maarten became a country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010:
# Name Took office Left office Party 1 Gracita Arrindell 10 October 2010 14 July 2012 UP 2 Rodolphe E. Samuel 15 July 2012 24 May 2013 NA 3 Gracita Arrindell 24 June 2013 9 October 2014 UP 4 Sarah Wescot-Williams 10 October 2014 13 November 2014 DP 5 Lloyd Richardson 1 December 2014 12 October 2015 UP 6 Sarah Wescot-Williams 15 October 2015 31 October 2016 DP 7 Claret M. Connor 31 October 2016 24 November 2016 UP 8 Sarah Wescot-Williams 24 November 2016 22 September 2019DP, UD 9 William Marlin 25 September 2019 10 February 2020 NA 10 Rolando Brison 10 February 2020 4 November 2021 UPP11Grisha Heyliger-Marten26 November 202127 October 2022UPP12Sidharth M. Bijlani30 November 202210 February 2024UPP13Sarah Wescot-Williams2024IncumbentUD
See also List of Sint Maarten leaders of government
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