The Ministry of Justice of Sint Maarten oversees public safety, law and order, and the upholding of justice in Sint Maarten. The ministry is responsible for the following agencies:

Immigration and Border Protection Service Police Corps of St. Maarten Customs Prison and House of Detention Financial Intelligence Unit Internal Services

Also, the following organizations fall within the justice sector and report to the Minister of Justice:

Coast Guard Court of Guardianship Judicial Facilities Foundation (Probation & Family Supervision) Youth Correctional Foundation

List of ministers of justice

# Name Took office Left office PartyCabinet1Roland Duncan10 October 20104 June 2013UPWescot-Williams IWescot-Williams II2Dennis Richardson14 June 201319 November 2015USPWescot-Williams IIIGumbs interim Richard Gibson 19 November 201526 January 2016NAMarlin I 3 Edson Kirindongo26 January 201620 December 2016USP 4 Rafael Boasman 20 December 201615 January 2018USPMarlin II 5 Cornelius De Weever 15 January 2018 UDMarlin-Romeo IMarlin-Romeo II6Egbert Doran19 November 201928 March 2020NAJacobs I7Anna Richardson28 March 20203 May 2024NAJacobs II8Lyndon Lewis3 May 2024IncumbentN.O.W.Mercelina I

See also

Justice ministry Politics of Sint Maarten

References