Saba Island Council


The legislative body of the Public Entity Saba is called the Island Council. The Island Council consists of five members and elections take place every four years. The Island Council appoints and supervises the Commissioners in the Executive Council. The Island Council is chaired by the Island Governor.

Composition

Current members

Currently there is only one political party represented in the Island Council: The Windward Islands People's Movement holds all five seats.
PortraitMemberPartyFirst Took Office
Carl BuncamperWindward Islands People's Movement2007
Eviton HeyligerWindward Islands People's Movement2011
Vito CharlesWindward Islands People's Movement2016
Hemmie van XantenWindward Islands People's Movement2019
Esmeralda JohnsonWindward Islands People's Movement2019

Former Members

Starting in 1951, five Island Council members were elected at large. Members of the council, from 1951 to the present, are: