# Island Council of Saba

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The Island Council of Saba is the legislative body of the Dutch special municipality of Saba. It 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 are two political parties represented in the Island Council: The Windward Islands People's Movement (WIPM) holds three seats and the Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity (PEP) holds two seats.
| Member | Party | First Took Office |
| Rolando Wilson | Windward Islands People's Movement | 2003 |
| Vito Charles | Windward Islands People's Movement | 2016 |
| Elsa Peterson | Windward Islands People's Movement | 2023 |
| Saskia Matthew | Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity | 2023 |
| Julio Every | Party for Progress, Equality and Prosperity | 2023 |

### Former Members

Starting in 1951, five Island Council members were elected at large. Members of the council, from 1951 to the present, are:
| Year | Island Council Members | Island Council Members | Island Council Members | Island Council Members | Island Council Members |
| 1951 | John Herman Hassell | David Lionel Henry Donker | Lamber Hassell | John Esmond Mathew Levenstone | Kenneth Peterson |
| | John Herman Hassell | David Lionel Henry Donker | Lamber Hassell | John Esmond Mathew Levenstone | Cornelia Rosina Jones |
| 1955 | John Arthur Anslyn | David Lionel Henry Donker | John William Johnson | John Esmond Mathew Levenstone | Eugenius Achilas Johnson |
| 1959 | John Arthur Anslyn | Samuel Wilson Jr. | Richard Dudley Johnson | John Esmond Mathew Levenstone | Eric Milton Johnson |
| 1963 | John Arthur Anslyn | Peter Leicester Granger | Henry Earl Johnson | John Esmond Mathew Levenstone | Maximilaan Willem Nicholson |
| 1967 | John Arthur Anslyn | Peter Leicester Granger | John Godfrey Woods | Eugenius Achilas Johnson | Maximilaan Willem Nicholson |
| | John Arthur Anslyn | Peter Leicester Granger | John Godfrey Woods | Calvin Holm | Maximilaan Willem Nicholson |
| 1971 | John Esmond Mathew Levenstone | Peter Leicester Granger | John Godfrey Woods | Calvin Holm | Maximilaan Willem Nicholson |
| 1975 | William Stanley Johnson | Peter Leicester Granger | Eddison Melvyn Peterson | Calvin Holm | Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston |
| 1979 | William Stanley Johnson | Peter Leicester Granger | Ray Hassell | Christian Richard Alexander Sorton | David Mac Clean Johnson |
| 1983 | William Stanley Johnson | Peter Leicester Granger | Vernon Raphael Hassell | Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston | Hugo Levenstone |
| 1987 | William Stanley Johnson | Peter Leicester Granger | Vernon Raphael Hassell | Ramon Adolphus Hassell | Elmer Wycliffe Linzey |
| 1991 | William Stanley Johnson | Steve Hassell | Roy Smith | George Leonard Hassell | Elmer Wycliffe Linzey |
| | William Stanley Johnson | Steve Hassell | Roy Smith | Calvin Holm | Elmer Wycliffe Linzey |
| 1995 | Ramon Adolphus Hassell | Steve Hassell | Roy Smith | Christina ten Brink-Charles | Ray Hassell |
| 1999 | William Stanley Johnson | Lisa Hassell | Eric Adrel Linzey | Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston | Ray Hassell |
| 2003 | William Stanley Johnson | Lisa Hassell | Rolando Ricardo Wilson | Steve Hassell | Lucia Woods |
| 2007 | Chris Johnson | Bruce Zagers | Rolando Ricardo Wilson | Carl Buncamper | Akilah Levenstone |
| 2011 | Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston | Shamara Nicholson-Linzey | Rolando Ricardo Wilson | Carl Buncamper | Eviton Heyliger |
| 2015 | Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston | Monique Wilson | Rolando Ricardo Wilson | Carl Buncamper | Eviton Heyliger |
| | Ishmael Mathew Amael Levenston | Monique Wilson | Vito Charles | Carl Buncamper | Eviton Heyliger |
| 2019 | Hemmie van Xanten | Esmeralda Johnson | Vito Charles | Carl Buncamper | Eviton Heyliger |
| 2023 | Hemmie van Xanten | Saskia Matthew | Vito Charles | Elsa Peterson | Rolando Ricardo Wilson |