Jorien Wuite
Jorien Wuite | |
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![]() Wuite in 2019 | |
Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands | |
Assumed office 31 March 2021 | |
Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten | |
In office 25 June 2018 – 19 November 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Leona Marlin-Romeo and Wycliffe Smith |
Preceded by | Hasani Ellis (acting) |
Succeeded by | Silveria Jacobs (ad interim) |
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports of Sint Maarten | |
In office 15 January 2018 – 25 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Leona Marlin-Romeo |
Preceded by | Silveria Jacobs |
Succeeded by | Wycliffe Smith |
Personal details | |
Born | The Hague, Netherlands | 6 December 1964
Political party | Democrats 66 (since 2020) |
Other political affiliations | |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | |
Occupation |
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Website | jorienwuite |
Jorien Wuite (pronounced [joːˈrin ˈʋœytə]; born 6 December 1964) is a Sint Maarten-Dutch civil servant, diplomat, and politician. Born in The Hague, she moved to Sint Maarten aged 32 to work in government. She rose to the position of Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports and served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten in the period 2018–19. She moved back to the European part of the Netherlands due to her election to the House of Representatives in 2021 as a member of the social liberal party Democrats 66 (D66).
Early life and education
Wuite was born in
Career
After completing her studies, Wuite worked for five years as a management consultant for the
When the interim first Marlin-Romeo cabinet was formed in early 2018, Wuite became the Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports on behalf of the United Democrats (UD). She was sworn in on 15 January and appeared again on the ballot in the February 2018 general election as the UD's twelfth candidate.[7][8] The second Marlin-Romeo cabinet was installed on 25 June 2018 and included Wuite as Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten.[6] In that position, she represented Sint Maarten's cabinet in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which meets in The Hague. Because of that, she moved back to The Hague.[9] She ran once again for member of Sint Maarten's parliament in the 2020 general election as the UD's third candidate, but did not receive a seat. She called the country's problems immense and particularly complex, and her campaign was described as "surprisingly substantive" for Sint Maarten standards by de Volkskrant.[10]
On 25 September 2019, parliament passed a motion of no confidence against five cabinet ministers including Wuite. The motion's supporters were against the cabinet's decision to dissolve parliament following the downfall of the coalition government.[11] Wuite's term ended on 19 November 2019, and she subsequently became a strategic advisor at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports concerned with reconstruction projects in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.[1][6]
House of Representatives
She joined the Dutch political party
Other positions
Next to her career, Wuite served for about ten years (until 2016) on the board of the Caribbean chapter of the
Personal life
Upon her election to the House of Representatives, Wuite moved to Voorburg and she later relocated once more to The Hague. She has two sons.[1][20]
References
- ^ Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- ^ a b c "Over Jorien" [About Jorien]. Jorien Wuite (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Wuite, Jorien (25 February 2018). "Interview with Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Jorien Wuite". St Maarten Agriculture (Interview). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ Kieskamp, Wilma (11 November 2021). "D66: een oud-voetballer op de kandidatenlijst, en weinig ministers" [D66: A retired football player on the party list and few ministers]. Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Leer uw Caribisch Nederlandse TK-kandidaat beter kennen: Jorien Wuite" [Get to know your Caribbean-Dutch House of Representatives candidate better: Jorien Wuite]. Ocan (in Dutch). 5 March 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Samson, John (13 April 2021). "Jorien Wuite (D66): 'Ik hoop dat ik mensen straks blijvend weet te verbinden met de politiek'" [Jorien Wuite (D66): 'I hope that I soon manage to permanently connect people with politics']. Caribisch Netwerk (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Jorien Wuite Sint Maarten Election 2020 Profile". SXMElections.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ Haar, Hilbert (15 January 2018). "Interim-kabinet Sint-Maarten treedt aan" [Interim cabinet Sint Maarten takes office]. Caribisch Netwerk (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ a b Wuite, Jorien (4 December 2021). "'Als D66 zijn we een vrij keurige afspiegeling van de samenleving'" ['As D66, we are a relatively good reflection of society']. de Kanttekening (Interview) (in Dutch). Interviewed by Donata, Jaime. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Broere, Kees (7 January 2020). "Zijn vrouwen de hoop van Sint Maarten?" [Are women Sint Maarten's hope?]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Motie tegen vijf ministers Sint Maarten" [Motion against five ministers Sint Maarten]. Antilliaans Dagblad (in Dutch). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "D66 candidate Wuite aims high". The Daily Herald. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Uitslag Tweede Kamerverkiezing 17 maart 2021 Proces-verbaal" [Results general election 17 March 2021 Report] (PDF). Kiesraad (in Dutch). 29 March 2021. pp. 62 and 188. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ Cantave, Ralph (3 December 2020). "D66-kandidaat Wuite: 'We moeten de trend veranderen dat alles op Sint-Maarten negatief is'" [D66 candidate Wuite: 'We have to change the trend that everything on Sint Maarten is negative']. Caribisch Netwerk (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ^ "Jorien Wuite". D66 (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "D66'er Wuite keert niet terug na verkiezingen" [D66 member Wuite will not return after the election]. Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). ANP. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ Jaarverslag 2016 [2016 annual report] (PDF) (Report) (in Dutch). Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied. p. 8. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- ^ "Minister Plenipotentiary Jorien Wuite is the ambassador for Black Achievement Month". The Daily Herald. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Nevenactiviteiten van Jorien Wuite" [Secondary activities of Jorien Wuite]. Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Kandidatenboek Tweede Kamerverkiezing 2021" [Candidate book House of Representatives 2021] (PDF). D66 (in Dutch). November 2020. pp. 62–63. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
External links
- Campaign website (in Dutch)