PHILIPSBURG:--- The coalition of 8 has selected Leo Lambriex policy advisor to Member of Parliament Akeem Arrindell to take up the position as Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Traffic and Telecommunication (TEATT) that has been vacated by former minister Roger Lawrence in 2022.
The swearing-in of the Minister is expected to take place sometime next week according to sources close to the coalition. Lambriex is the son of Leo Chance former manager of Sel Maduro and Sons who worked for several years at Sel Maduro and Sons and at Port of St. Maarten, Checkmate security prior to taking on the position at the Parliament of St. Maarten.
Lambriex also ran as the #14 candidate on the United St. Maarten Party USP slate and received 23 votes during the 2020 elections. Lambriex resigned from the USP prior to accepting the candidacy for Minister.