List of chairmen of the National Assembly of Suriname

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Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname
Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée
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Incumbent
Marinus Bee
since 14 July 2020
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderEmile Wijntuin
Formation25 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[]

The following is a complete list of office-holders since independence in 1975:[1]

Political parties
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political party Refs
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Surinaamse statenvoorzitter Emile Wijntuin tijdens persconferentie op Schiphol, Bestanddeelnr 928-2113.jpg 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)
2 Ulrich Aron (1979).jpg  [nl]
(born 1944) 		15 January 1986 10 December 1987 1 year, 329 days PALU [1]
3 Suriname, politiek VHP-voorzitter Lachmon, muurschrift over minister Bruma, Bestanddeelnr 927-8399.jpg Jagernath Lachmon
(1916–2001) 		14 December 1987 9 October 1996 8 years, 300 days VHP [1]
4 Marijke Djwalapersad 02.png Marijke Djwalapersad
(born 1951) 		10 October 1996 23 July 2000 3 years, 287 days BVD [1]
(3) Suriname, politiek VHP-voorzitter Lachmon, muurschrift over minister Bruma, Bestanddeelnr 927-8399.jpg Jagernath Lachmon
(1916–2001) 		24 July 2000 19 October 2001 1 year, 87 days VHP [1]
5 Ramdien Sardjoe.jpg Ram Sardjoe
(born 1935) 		6 November 2001 30 June 2005 3 years, 236 days VHP [1]
6 Paul Somohardjo (2016) 1.png Paul Somohardjo
(born 1943) 		30 June 2005 30 June 2010 5 years PL [1]
7 Jennifer Simons 101030-N-1531D-005 crop.jpg Jennifer Simons
(born 1953) 		30 June 2010 28 June 2020 9 years, 364 days NDP [2]
8 Brunswijk waarnemend.png Ronnie Brunswijk
(born 1961) 		29 June 2020 14 July 2020 15 days ABOP [3][4]
9 Marinus Bee (2016) 1.png Marinus Bee
(born 1971) 		14 July 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 64 days
(as of 16 September 2021) 		ABOP [5]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Dismissed after the Sergeants' Coup.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ "H.E. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons – Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament".
  3. ^ "Live blog: Verkiezing parlementsvoorzitter". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Nieuwe voorzitter DNA wordt dinsdag gekozen". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Brunswijk: Bee zal voorzittershamer Assemblee overnemen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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