List of prime ministers of Suriname

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Prime Minister of Suriname
Minister-president van Suriname
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Longest serving officeholder
Henck Arron
24 December 1973 – 25 February 1980
AppointerGovernor of Suriname (1949–1975)
President of Suriname (1975–1988)
Formation3 June 1949
First holderJulius Caesar de Miranda
Final holderJules Wijdenbosch
Abolished26 January 1988
SuccessionVice President of Suriname
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of Suriname
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Below is a list of 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.

List of prime ministers[]

Political parties
Status
  •   Denotes Acting Prime Minister
Prime Minister Term of office Political party Election Head(s) of state
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Time in office
Surinam (colony of the Dutch Empire)
1 DeMirandaDenkmal.jpg Julius Caesar de Miranda
(1906–1956) 		3 June 1949 2 April 1951 1 year, 303 days PSV 1949 Juliana
No image.png Jacques Drielsma
(1886–1974) 		5 April 1951 4 June 1951 60 days Independent
2 Jan Buiskool (1948).png Jan Buiskool
(1899–1960) 		4 June 1951 6 September 1952 1 year, 94 days Independent 1951 —
3 No image.png Adriaan Alberga
(1887–1952) 		6 September 1952 4 December 1952 89 days Independent —
4 A. Currie (cropped).jpg Archibald Currie
(1888–1986) 		4 December 1952 20 August 1954 2 years, 11 days NPS —
20 August 1954 15 December 1954
Suriname (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
4 A. Currie (cropped).jpg Archibald Currie
(1888–1986) 		15 December 1954 16 April 1955 122 days NPS — Juliana
5 Johan Ferrier (1955).jpg Johan Ferrier
(1910–2010) 		16 April 1955 25 June 1958 3 years, 70 days  [nl] 1955
6 Severinus Desiré Emanuels (1962).jpg Severinus Desiré Emanuels
(1910–1981) 		25 June 1958 30 June 1963 5 years, 5 days NPS 1958
7 Minister-President Pengel profil 1963 (cropped).jpg Johan Adolf Pengel
(1916–1970) 		30 June 1963 5 March 1969 5 years, 248 days NPS 1963
1967
No image.png Arthur Johan May
(1903–1979) 		5 March 1969 20 November 1969 260 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 1969 24 December 1973 4 years, 34 days PNP 1969
9 Premier Arron van Suriname op Schiphol 1977 (cropped).jpg Henck Arron
(1936–2000) 		24 December 1973 25 November 1975 1 year, 336 days NPS 1973
Republic of Suriname
9 Premier Arron van Suriname op Schiphol 1977 (cropped).jpg Henck Arron
(1936–2000) 		25 November 1975 25 February 1980
[a] 		4 years, 92 days NPS 1977 Johan Ferrier
10 Henk Chin a Sen 934-1376 (cropped).jpg Henk Chin A Sen
(1934–1999) 		15 March 1980 4 February 1982
[b] 		1 year, 326 days PNR —
Himself
(from 15 August 1980)
11 No image.png Henry Neijhorst
(born 1940) 		31 March 1982
[3] 		9 December 1982
[c] 		253 days Independent — Fred Ramdat Misier
12 Errol Alibux.png Errol Alibux
(born 1948) 		26 February 1983 8 January 1984
[d] 		316 days PALU —
13 No image.png Wim Udenhout
(born 1937) 		3 February 1984 17 July 1986 2 years, 164 days Independent —
14 No image.png Pretaap Radhakishun
(1934–2001) 		17 July 1986 7 April 1987 264 days VHP
[6] 		—
15 JulesWijdenbosch2017.jpg Jules Wijdenbosch
(born 1942) 		7 April 1987 26 January 1988 294 days VFB —

Notes[]

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

See also[]

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.
  5. ^ "SURINAME'S CABINET IS OUSTED". The New York Times. 10 January 1984. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  6. ^ Janssen, Roger (2011). In Search of a Path: An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Suriname from 1975 to 1991. Leiden: Brill. p. 191. ISBN 978-90-04-25367-4. JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctt1w8h0wm.

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