List of chairmen of the National Assembly of Suriname
| Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname | |
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| Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée | |
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| Seat | Paramaribo |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Emile Wijntuin |
| Formation | 25 November 1975 |
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The chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname (Dutch: Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Suriname.
List of chairmen
[edit]The following is a complete list of office-holders since independence in 1975:[1]
- Political parties
Progressive Reform Party (VHP)
Pertjajah Luhur (PL)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Refs | ||||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
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Emile Wijntuin (1924–2020) |
25 November 1975 | 15 August 1980 [a] |
4 years, 264 days | PSV | [1] | ||
| Assembly dismissed (15 August 1980 – 15 January 1986) | |||||||||
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Ulrich Aron (born c. 1944) |
15 January 1986 | 10 December 1987 | 1 year, 329 days | VFB | [1] | ||
| 3 | 
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Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001) |
14 December 1987 | 9 October 1996 | 8 years, 300 days | VHP | [1] | ||
| 4 | 
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Marijke Djwalapersad (born 1951) |
10 October 1996 | 23 July 2000 | 3 years, 287 days | BVD | [1] | ||
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Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001) |
24 July 2000 | 19 October 2001 | 1 year, 87 days | VHP | [1] | ||
| 5 | 
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Ram Sardjoe (born 1935) |
6 November 2001 | 30 June 2005 | 3 years, 236 days | VHP | [1] | ||
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Paul Somohardjo (born 1943) |
30 June 2005 | 30 June 2010 | 5 years | PL | [1] | ||
| 7 | 
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Jennifer Simons (born 1953) |
30 June 2010 | 28 June 2020 | 9 years, 364 days | NDP | [2] | ||
| 8 | 
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Ronnie Brunswijk (born 1961) |
29 June 2020 | 14 July 2020 | 15 days | ABOP | [3][4] | ||
| 9 |
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Marinus Bee (born 1971) |
14 July 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 132 days (as of 23 November 2024) |
ABOP | [5] | ||
Timeline
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See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Dismissed after the Sergeants' Coup.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h "De Nationale Assemblée: Lijst van Oud-Voorzitters" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "H.E. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons – Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament".
- ^ "Live blog: Verkiezing parlementsvoorzitter". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Nieuwe voorzitter DNA wordt dinsdag gekozen". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Brunswijk: Bee zal voorzittershamer Assemblee overnemen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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