HER STORY
Many chapters.
One place called home.
Before the programmes, the public roles, and the published pages, there was a girl growing up in Cay Hill, with family, faith, and Saint Martin shaping her world.
WHERE IT ALL BEGINS
Home is more
than a place.
Born on Saint Martin and raised in Cay Hill, Angelique J.G. Romou has family roots in Colombier and Marigot Hill. Her connection to the island crosses the border between its French and Dutch sides.
In her own account of her life, her grandmother Evelin Gibbs-LeWest helped instill the faith, integrity, family values, and self-respect that shaped her. Those early influences remain an important part of how she describes her purpose.
She is also a mother of two. Encouraging young people is both part of her professional life and part of her life at home.
AN EDUCATOR FIRST
Learning abroad.
Bringing it home.
After attending school on Saint Martin, Angelique continued her studies in the Netherlands. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English teaching in 1998 and later a master’s degree in Educational Systems & Training Designs from the University of Twente.
Returning to Saint Martin in 1999, she taught English at the St. Maarten Vocational Training School and later at Milton Peters College. Her professional path expanded into educational projects, reading support, and community programmes.
Her biography also records her certification as an Orton-Gillingham multisensory reading specialist in 2008. Literacy has remained a recurring focus of her work.
- 1998Earns her degree in English teaching
- 1999Returns home and begins teaching
- 2008Trains as a specialist in reading
- 2010–2012Serves as a policy advisor in the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Telecommunications and Transport
- 2014Begins work as a project manager in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport’s Division of Educational Innovations
- 2018Coordinates Education On The Move, connecting schools, community partners, and government
- 2020–2024Serves as a Member of Parliament, bringing education and young people’s concerns into national debate
- 2022Chairs Parliament’s Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs Committee
- 2023Chairs a parliamentary discussion on period poverty following a proposal from Teen Times
- 2026Publishes her first children’s book
Music in her life.
Community in her heart.
Singing has long been part of Angelique’s story, from performing in bands to directing the Philipsburg Methodist Children’s Choir. She has also helped create opportunities for young performers through the St. Martin Promoting Young Ambassadors Foundation.
Her community involvement has included Safe Haven, youth broadcasting, support for seniors, and work in Cay Hill. The settings change; her connection to people remains.
That interest in family life also found a home in her show, A Betta Place, Live with Angelique.
Explore the show archive ↗GOVERNMENT & PARLIAMENT
Experience in government.
A voice in Parliament.
Angelique’s public service spans ministerial support, educational project management, and parliamentary representation. Each role brought a different way to work on the issues she knew through education and community life.
Working inside government.
Her professional biography records her service as a policy advisor in the cabinet of the Ministry of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Telecommunications and Transport from 2010 to 2012.
Connecting education and community.
Her biography dates the start of her project-management role in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth and Sport’s Division of Educational Innovations to 2014. Reporting in 2019 also identifies her in that role.
In 2018, she was named as a coordinator of Education On The Move. The programme brought schools, public agencies, and businesses into activities supporting education, including a literacy campaign and teacher appreciation.
Education On The Move coverage ↗Bringing students’ concerns to the floor.
Angelique served as a Member of Parliament from 2020 to 2024. In that role, she raised questions about study financing for students abroad during the April 2020 budget debate. Students had approached her after requests for summer-class financing were denied.
Read the 2020 coverage ↗Making education part of the budget conversation.
School visits brought shortages of textbooks and learning materials into focus. In her July 2021 statement, Angelique reported that Parliament had accepted her amendments for an additional NAf 200,000 in public-school materials and NAf 240,000 for a four-month school breakfast pilot. The proposals connected national spending to everyday needs in the classroom.
Read the 2021 budget statement ↗Asking what access means in practice.
During a parliamentary discussion on special needs education, Angelique asked how the proposed policy would serve children with different learning and physical needs. Her questions included wheelchair access in schools and the options available to students moving into secondary education.
Read the May 2021 discussion ↗Education, opportunity, and access.
In April 2022, she was identified as chair of Parliament’s Education, Culture, Youth and Sports Affairs Committee while participating in an international discussion on education and parliaments in Argentina.
In January 2023, she chaired a committee meeting on period poverty following a proposal from Teen Times. The discussion brought questions about access to menstrual products, school attendance, and support for young people before the relevant ministers.
Career information draws on Angelique’s biography and 2026 CV. Linked reports document public-service activities in their historical context.
See the work behind the story ↗