Development (G.I.P.A.D) and a finalized proposition of statutory evolution. Les Saintes, like Marie-Galante, aspires for the creation of overseas collectivities for each entity of the southern islands or one which encompasses the three dependencies, similar to the reorganization of the former northern islands of Guadeloupe (Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin). Nevertheless, Marie-Luce Penchard, the current French minister for overseas territories, has not pressed the issue. Notes See also îles des Saintes Marie-Galante la Désirade Guadeloupe French Antilles Overseas department Geography of Guadeloupe