List of chairmen of the National Assembly of Suriname

The Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname (Dutch: Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée) is the presiding officer of the national assembly of Suriname.

Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname
Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée
Incumbent
Marinus Bee
since 14 July 2020
Term lengthFive years, renewable
Inaugural holderEmile Wijntuin
Formation25 November 1975
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Below is a complete list of office-holders since independence in 1975[1]:

No. Name Portrait Entered office Left office Political party Notes
1 Emile Wijntuin 25 November 1975 15 August 1980 Progressive Surinamese People's Party [1]
Assembly dismissed (15 August 1980 – 15 January 1986)
2 Ulrich Aron 15 January 1986 10 December 1987 Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union [1]
3 Jagernath Lachmon 14 December 1987 9 October 1996 Progressive Reform Party [1]
4 Marijke Djwalapersad 10 October 1996 23 July 2000 Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy [1]
(3) Jagernath Lachmon 24 July 2000 19 October 2001 Progressive Reform Party [1]
5 Ram Sardjoe 6 November 2001 30 June 2005 Progressive Reform Party [1]
6 Paul Somohardjo 30 June 2005 30 June 2010 Pertjajah Luhur [1]
7 Jennifer Simons 30 June 2010 28 June 2020 National Democratic Party [2]
8 Ronnie Brunswijk 29 June 2020 14 July 2020[3] General Liberation and Development Party [4]
9 Marinus Bee 14 July 2020 Incumbent General Liberation and Development Party [5]

See also

References
  1. "De Nationale Assemblée: Lijst van Oud-Voorzitters". Archived from the original on 2013-07-14. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
  2. "H.E. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons – Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament".
  3. "Nieuwe voorzitter DNA wordt dinsdag gekozen". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Live blog: Verkiezing parlementsvoorzitter". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  5. "Brunswijk: Bee zal voorzittershamer Assemblee overnemen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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