The Honourable
Daniel Gibbs
Gibbs in March 2022
President of the Territorial Council of Saint Martin
In office
2 April 2017  3 April 2022
Preceded byAline Hanson
Succeeded byLouis Mussington
MP for Saint Barthélemy and Saint-Martin's 1st constituency
In office
2012–2017
Succeeded byClaire Guion-Firmin
Personal details
Political partyUnion for Democracy (Saint-Martin)

Daniel Gibbs (born 8 January 1968 in Saint-Martin) is a French Saint-Martinois politician.

Political career

In 2011, he founded Union for Democracy.

He was elected MP to the French National Assembly on 17 June 2012 representing the constituency of Saint Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.[1] In 2017, he succeeded Aline Hanson as President of the Overseas Collectivity of St. Martin.[2]

In the 2022 Saint Martin Territorial Council election, he sought a second term in office but was defeated by Louis Mussington.[3] He once again contested the constituency of Saint Barthélemy and Saint-Martin in the 2022 election but was defeated by LREM candidate Frantz Gumbs.[4]

References

  1. biography on the French National Assembly website
  2. "Low voter's turnout in first round of Territorial Election --- Team Gibbs 2017 whipped his seven opponents". Marigot, St. Martin: St. Martin News. 19 March 2017. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. "St. Martin News Network - RSMA wins Territorial Council Election by large majority, Loui Mussington President -Elect". smn-news.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  4. Opsman. "Frantz Gumbs, Daniel Gibbs, advance to second round of Legislative Elections". The Daily Herald. Retrieved 2022-08-04.


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