President of Suriname
The President of the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: President van de Republiek Suriname) is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname, and commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (SNL).
President of Suriname
President van de Republiek Suriname | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Presidential Palace |
Term length | Five years, renewable |
Inaugural holder | Johan Ferrier |
Formation | 25 November 1975 |
Deputy | Vice President of Suriname |
Salary | 133,560 USD annually[1][2] |
Website | [1] |
List of presidents
- Political parties
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President | Term of office | Political party | Vice president(s) | ||||
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No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||
1 | Johan Ferrier (1910–2010) |
25 November 1975 | 13 August 1980 [a] |
4 years, 262 days | NPS | Position not established | |
2 | Henk Chin A Sen (1934–1999) |
15 August 1980[6] | 4 February 1982 [b] |
1 year, 173 days | PNR | ||
3 | Fred Ramdat Misier (1926–2004) |
8 February 1982 | 25 January 1988 | 5 years, 351 days | Independent | ||
4 | 60px | Ramsewak Shankar (born 1937) |
25 January 1988 | 24 December 1990 [c] |
2 years, 333 days | VHP | Henck Arron (NPS) |
5 | Johan Kraag (1913–1996) |
29 December 1990 | 16 September 1991 | 261 days | NPS | Jules Wijdenbosch (NDP) | |
6 | Ronald Venetiaan (born 1936) |
16 September 1991 | 15 September 1996 | 4 years, 365 days | NPS | Jules Ajodhia (VHP) | |
7 | Jules Wijdenbosch (born 1941) |
15 September 1996 | 12 August 2000 | 3 years, 332 days | NDP | Pretaap Radhakishun (BVD) | |
(6) | Ronald Venetiaan (born 1936) |
12 August 2000 | 12 August 2010 | 10 years | NPS | Jules Ajodhia (VHP) | |
Ramdien Sardjoe (VHP) | |||||||
8 | Dési Bouterse (1945–2024) |
12 August 2010 | 16 July 2020 | 9 years, 339 days | NDP | Robert Ameerali (ABOP) | |
Ashwin Adhin (NDP) | |||||||
9 | Chan Santokhi (born 1959) |
16 July 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 219 days (as of February 20, 2025) |
VHP | Ronnie Brunswijk (ABOP) |
President Of Suriname Media
References
- ↑ "Starnieuws - Salaris alle ministers is ruim SRD 15.000 netto". www.starnieuws.com.
- ↑ BFMTV. "Qui sont les chefs d'État les mieux rémunérés au monde?". BFMTV.
- ↑ "Kabinet van de President - Historie". Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ↑ "Suriname President Ousted in Army-Backed Coup; U.S. Says Capital Is Calm". The New York Times. 15 August 1980. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- ↑ De Vries, Paul (15 August 1980). "President Afgezet" (in nl). Limburgs Dagblad: 1. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010570689:mpeg21:p001.
- ↑ "Chin A Sen is nu de dubbele leider" (in nl). Limburgs Dagblad. 14 August 1980. https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010570690:mpeg21:p003.
- ↑ "AROUND THE WORLD; Military in Suriname Takes Over Government". The New York Times. 6 February 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ (in nl) Chin A Sen onder druk afgetreden. 5 February 1982. https://www.digibron.nl/viewer/collectie/Digibron/offset/8/zoekwoord/Chin+A+Sen/id/c0087201859ec9d8360edad52a52e827. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ↑ Howard W. French (27 December 1990). "Suriname Coup Leaders Had Power Already". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2020.