Jorien Wuite

Jorien Wuite (Dutch pronunciation: [joːˈrin ˈʋœytə]; born 6 December 1964) is a Sint Maarten politician and member of the United Democrats.

Jorien Wuite
Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten
In office
25 June 2018 – 19 November 2019
Prime MinisterLeona Marlin-Romeo
Preceded byHasani Ellis (acting)
Succeeded bySilveria Jacobs (ad interim)
Minister of Education, Culture, Youth, and Sports
In office
15 January 2018 – 25 June 2018
Prime MinisterLeona Marlin-Romeo
Preceded bySilveria Jacobs
Succeeded byWycliffe Smith
Personal details
Born (1964-12-06) 6 December 1964
The Hague, Netherlands
NationalityKingdom of the Netherlands
Political partyDemocrats 66 (Netherlands)
United Democrats (St Maarten)
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Party (2016–2018)
Alma materErasmus University Rotterdam
Open University

Early life

Wuite was born in the Netherlands and grew up there. Her mother is writer and educator Anna Merab Richardson. She studied Public Health Management at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, followed by a postgraduate course in management consultancy and change management. She later earned a master's degree in public management and management sciences from Open University. During her studies she did research on Sint Maarten.[1][2]

Career

After her studies, Wuite worked in the Netherlands for five years for a consultancy firm. She responded to a vacancy for a Sector Director of Healthcare in Sint Maarten and was hired. Later she was secretary-general of the Ministries of Health, Social Development and Labor Affairs and of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs.[2] On 15 January 2018, she was appointed Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Affairs in the First Marlin-Romeo cabinet.[1][3] From 25 June 2018 to 19 November 2019, she served as the Minister Plenipotentiary of Sint Maarten.

On 11 November 2020, it was announced that Wuite will stand as a candidate in the 2021 Dutch general election, as a member of Democrats 66 (D66).[4]

References
  1. "Jorien Wuite is new Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport". SMN News. 15 January 2018.
  2. "Interview with Minister of Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Jorien Wuite". St. Maarten Agriculture. 25 February 2018.
  3. "New Interim Council of Ministers sworn-in headed by Prime Minister Leona Marlin-Romeo". Soualiga Newsday. 15 January 2018.
  4. Kieskamp, Wilma (11 November 2020). "D66: een oud-voetballer op de kandidatenlijst, en weinig ministers". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2020.



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