Dew Sharman | |
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![]() Dew Sharman (2017) | |
Vice Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname | |
In office 29 June 2020 –28 June 2025 | |
Preceded by | Ruth Wijdenbosch [1] |
Succeeded by | Ronnie Brunswijk |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 2015 | |
Constituency | Paramaribo District |
Personal details | |
Born | Dewanchandrebhose Sharman 20 February 1965 Paradise,Nickerie,Suriname |
Political party | Progressive Reform Party (VHP) |
Residence | Paramaribo |
Dewanchandrebhose Sharman (20 February 1965) is a Surinamese doctor and politician. He is a member of the National Assembly for the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). In 2015,he was first elected to the National Assembly by preferential votes. [2] In 2020,Sharman was elected Vice Chairman of the National Assembly in an uncontested election. [3]
Sharman was born on 20 February 1965 in the rural village of Paradise,Suriname. After graduating from high school,he went to the boarding school Zaailand Internaat in Paramaribo, [4] and graduated from the Anton de Kom University as a medical doctor at the primary health level. [5] Sharman started to work at the Regional Health Service (RGD). [6]
Sharman first tried to run for National Assembly for the VHP in the 2010 elections,however the VHP campaign was based on a vote for the main candidate,and he did not receive enough votes. [7] Sharman tried again in the 2015 elections,and campaigned for direct votes. He was elected with 12,217 votes,the second highest number of votes for a single candidate in Paramaribo after Desi Bouterse. [2]
During the 2020 elections Sharman was re-elected. [8] On 29 June 2020,Sharman was nominated for Vice Chairman of the National Assembly,and was elected in an uncontested election. Ronnie Brunswijk was elected Chairman. [3] On 6 July,Gregory Rusland was elected as first replacement. Harriët Ramdien and Soerjani Mingoen-Karijomenawi will be second and third replacements respectively. [9] On 14 July 2020,Marinus Bee succeeded Ronnie Brunswijk as Chairman. [10] [11]