Minister of Foreign Affairs (Suriname)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname | |
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Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, Internationale Business en Internationale Samenwerking van de Republiek Suriname | |
since 16 July 2020 | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation | |
Type | Foreign minister |
Seat | Henck Arronstraat 8, Paramaribo |
Nominator | President of Suriname |
Appointer | President of Suriname |
Term length | No term limit |
Inaugural holder | Henck Arron |
Formation | 25 November 1975 |
Website | foreignaffairs |
Constitution |
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Suriname portal |
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, Internationale Business en Internationale Samenwerking van de Republiek Suriname) is a government minister in charge of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of Suriname, responsible for conducting foreign relations of the country.
List of ministers
The following is a list of foreign ministers of Suriname since its founding in 1975:[1]
No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure |
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1 | Henck Arron (1936–2000) [a] |
1975–1980 | |
2 | Henk Chin A Sen (1934–1999) |
1980 | |
3 | André Haakmat (1939–2024) |
1980–1981 | |
4 | Harvey Naarendorp (b. 1940) |
1981–1983 | |
5 | Errol Alibux (b. 1948) |
1983–1984 | |
6 | Wim Udenhout (1937–2023) |
1984–1985 | |
7 | Erik Tjon Kie Sim (1936–2009) |
1985–1986 | |
8 | Henk Herrenberg (1938–2024) |
1986–1987 | |
9 | Henk Heidweiller (1929–1989) |
1987–1988 | |
10 | Eddy Sedoc (1938–2011) [b] |
1988–1990 | |
11 | Robby Ramlakhan (b. 1956) |
1991 | |
12 | Subhas Mungra (b. 1945) |
1991–1996 | |
13 | Faried Pierkhan (b. 1960) |
1996–1997 | |
14 | Errol Snijders (b. 1948) |
1997–2000 | |
15 | Marie Levens (b. 1950) |
2000–2005 | |
16 | Lygia Kraag-Keteldijk (b. 1941) |
2005–2010 | |
17 | Winston Lackin (1954–2019) [2] |
2010–2015 | |
18 | Niermala Badrising (b. 1962) [3] |
2015–2017 | |
19 | Yldiz Pollack-Beighle (b. 1983) [4] |
2017–2020 | |
20 | Albert Ramdin (b. 1958) [5] |
2020–present |
See also
Notes
- ^ Deposed in the Sergeants' Coup.
- ^ Deposed in the Telephone Coup.
References
- ^ "Foreign ministers S-Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ "Compact Curriculum Vitae van de minister van Buitenlandse Zaken van de Republiek Suriname" (in Dutch). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Badrising heeft de fakkel op BuZa overgenomen van Lackin" (in Dutch). De Surinaamse Krant. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ "Buza-minister Pollack: "Wroko bari"; nieuw begin voor Buza en Suriname". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ "Dit zijn de ministers in het nieuwe regeerteam van Suriname". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.