List of prime ministers of Suriname

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Prime Minister of Suriname
Minister-president van Suriname
Standard of Prime Minister of Suriname.svg
Standard of the prime minister of Suriname (1975–1988)
Premier Arron van Suriname op Schiphol 1977 (cropped).jpg
Longest serving officeholder
Henck Arron
24 December 1973 – 25 February 1980
Status Head of government
Member of Cabinet of Suriname
Seat Paramaribo
Appointer Governor of Suriname (1949–1975)
President of Suriname (1975–1988)
Formation3 June 1949
First holder Julius Caesar de Miranda
Final holder Jules Wijdenbosch
Abolished26 January 1988
Succession Vice President of Suriname
Deputy Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname

This article lists the prime ministers of Suriname from 1949 to 1988. In 1988 the position of Prime Minister of Suriname was abolished and replaced by a vice president, who chairs the Council of Ministers ex officio.

Contents

List of prime ministers

Political parties
   Progressive Surinamese People's Party (PSV)
   National Party of Suriname (NPS)
   Surinamese Democratic Party  [ nl ] (SDP)
   Progressive National Party (PNP)
   Nationalist Republican Party (PNR)
   Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union (PALU)
   Progressive Reform Party (VHP)
   February 25th Movement (VFB)
   Independent
Status
  Denotes Acting Prime Minister
Prime MinisterTerm of officePolitical partyElectionHead(s) of state
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Surinam (colony of the Dutch Empire )
1 DeMirandaDenkmal.jpg Julius Caesar de Miranda
(1906–1956)
3 June 19492 April 19511 year, 303 days PSV 1949 Juliana
No image.png Jacques Drielsma
(1886–1974)
5 April 19514 June 195160 days Independent
2 Jan Buiskool (1948).png Jan Buiskool
(1899–1960)
4 June 19516 September 19521 year, 94 days Independent 1951
3 No image.png Adriaan Alberga
(1887–1952)
6 September 19524 December 195289 days Independent
4 A. Currie (cropped).jpg Archibald Currie
(1888–1986)
4 December 195220 August 19542 years, 11 days NPS
20 August 195415 December 1954
Suriname (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands )
4 A. Currie (cropped).jpg Archibald Currie
(1888–1986)
15 December 195416 April 1955122 days NPS Juliana
5 Johan Ferrier (1955).jpg Johan Ferrier
(1910–2010)
16 April 195525 June 19583 years, 70 days SDP  [ nl ] 1955
6 Severinus Desire Emanuels (1962).jpg Severinus Desiré Emanuels
(1910–1981)
25 June 195830 June 19635 years, 5 days NPS 1958
7 Minister-President Pengel profil 1963 (cropped).jpg Johan Adolf Pengel
(1916–1970)
30 June 19635 March 19695 years, 248 days NPS 1963
1967
No image.png Arthur Johan May
(1903–1979)
5 March 196920 November 1969260 days Independent
8 Premier Sedney van Suriname wordt op Schiphol begroet door Minister Geertsema, S, Bestanddeelnr 926-1330.jpg Jules Sedney
(1922–2020)
20 November 196924 December 19734 years, 34 days PNP 1969
9 Premier Arron van Suriname op Schiphol 1977 (cropped).jpg Henck Arron
(1936–2000)
24 December 197325 November 19751 year, 336 days NPS 1973
Republic of Suriname
9 Premier Arron van Suriname op Schiphol 1977 (cropped).jpg Henck Arron
(1936–2000)
25 November 197525 February 1980
[lower-alpha 1]
4 years, 92 days NPS 1977 Johan Ferrier
(NPS)
10 Henk Chin a Sen 934-1376 (cropped).jpg Henk Chin A Sen
(1934–1999)
15 March 19804 February 1982
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1 year, 326 days PNR
Himself [lower-alpha 3]
11 No image.png Henry Neijhorst
(born 1940)
31 March 1982
[3]
9 December 1982
[lower-alpha 4]
253 days Independent Fred Ramdat Misier
(Independent)
12 Errol Alibux.png Errol Alibux
(born 1948)
26 February 19838 January 1984
[lower-alpha 5]
316 days PALU
13 No image.png Wim Udenhout
(1937–2023)
3 February 198417 July 19862 years, 164 days Independent
14 No image.png Pretaap Radhakishun
(1934–2001)
17 July 19867 April 1987264 days VHP
[6]
15 JulesWijdenbosch2017.jpg Jules Wijdenbosch
(born 1941)
7 April 198726 January 1988294 days VFB

Timeline

Jules WijdenboschPretaap RadhakishunWim UdenhoutErrol AlibuxHenry NeijhorstHenk Chin A SenHenck ArronJules SedneyArthur Johan MayJohan Adolf PengelSeverinus Desiré EmanuelsJohan FerrierArchibald Currie (Surinamese politician)Adriaan AlbergaJan BuiskoolJacques DrielsmaJulius Caesar de MirandaList of prime ministers of Suriname

See also

Notes

  1. Deposed in the Sergeants' Coup.
  2. Dismissed by Bouterse. [1] [2]
  3. From 15 August 1980.
  4. Resigned following the December murders. [4]
  5. Dismissed by Bouterse. [5]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dési Bouterse</span> 8th President of Suriname

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henck Arron</span> First Suriname Prime Minister (1936–2000)

Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron was a Surinamese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Suriname after it gained independence in 1975. A member of the National Party of Suriname, he served from 24 December 1973 with the transition government, to 25 February 1980. He was overthrown in a coup d'état by the military, led by Dési Bouterse. Released in 1981 after charges of corruption were dropped, he returned to banking, his previous career. In 1987, Arron was elected as Vice President of Suriname and served until another coup in 1990 overthrew the government.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ramsewak Shankar</span> 4th President of Suriname

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pretaap Radhakishun</span> Surinamese politician (1934–2001)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netherlands–Suriname relations</span> Bilateral relations

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References

  1. "AROUND THE WORLD; Military in Suriname Takes Over Government". The New York Times. 6 February 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. "Chin A Sen onder druk afgetreden". Reformatorisch Dagblad via Digibron (in Dutch). 5 February 1982. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "AROUND THE WORLD; New Civilian Cabinet Installed in Suriname". The New York Times. 1 April 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. Janssen, Roger (2011). In Search of a Path: An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Suriname from 1975 to 1991. Leiden: Brill. p. 146. ISBN   978-90-04-25367-4. JSTOR   10.1163/j.ctt1w8h0wm .
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