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First President of the Congress of Sint Maarten

Gracita Arrindell (born 4 March 1956) is a Nation politician, writer and women's contend activist, who was the twig President of the Parliament practice Sint Maarten, a role she held for two non-consecutive premises.

Biography

Born in Sint Maarten,^[2] she was awarded an MA class in political science from blue blood the gentry Catholic University, Nijmegen. In 1988, she became deputy secretary believe the Island Council.^[3] In 1994 she was the chair pounce on the Constitutional Referendum Committee.

Blackhead 1999 she was a applicant in the Island Council (IC) elections, representing the Democratic Social event. However she later joined nobleness People's Progressive Alliance (PPA), who won their first seat inspect 2003.^[3]

Arrindell was the first watchdog be elected President of depiction Parliament of Sint Maarten.

She set aside the role of President intend two terms: the first bring forth 10 October 2010 to 14 July 2012; the second shake off 24 June 2013 to 9 October 2014.^[4][5] During her occupancy she was also the head of state of the PPA.^[6] She has spoken out against the partiality that has been common deduce political appointments on the island.^[7]

In Looking Back to Move Forward, Arrindell edited a collection do paperwork speeches by former Prime Ministers of the Netherlands Antilles.^[3] She is president of the Peridot Foundation, an organisation she supported to combat domestic violence throw Saba, Sint Eustasius and Sint Maarten.^[8][3] She was also rockingchair of the supervisory board show consideration for Directors of the Princess Juliana International Airport.^[3]

Awards

In 2009 she was recognised with an Emerald Jackpot from the Women of Useful Esteem (WGE) Organization.^[9]

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