List of deputy prime ministers of Suriname

Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname
Vice-minister-president van Suriname
Longest serving officeholder
Olton van Genderen
24 December 1973 – 25 February 1980
StatusDeputy prime minister
Member ofCabinet of Suriname
Reports toPrime Minister of Suriname
SeatParamaribo
NominatorPrime Minister of Suriname
Formation25 June 1958
First holderAlfred Morpurgo [nl]
Final holderHarry Kensmil
Abolished25 January 1988
SuccessionDeputy Vice President of Suriname

The Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname (Dutch: Vice-minister-president van Suriname) was a title given to a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Suriname between 1954 and 1988, often to recognize members of other parties in the ruling coalition. The deputy prime minister served as acting prime minister in the absence of the Prime Minister of Suriname.

This position was abolished when the current Constitution of Suriname went into effect in 1988; however, its functions were continued in the extra-constitutional position of Deputy Vice President (Dutch: Vice-voorzitter van de ministerraad)[1] from 1988 to 1990.

List of officeholders

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  Progressive Surinamese People's Party (PSV)
  Progressive Reform Party (VHP)
  National Party of Suriname (NPS)
  Nationalist Republican Party (PNR)
  Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union (PALU)
  February 25th Movement (VFB)
  Party for National Unity and Solidarity (KTPI)
  Independent

Deputy prime ministers of Suriname (1954–1988)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portfolio Term of office Political party Cabinet
Took office Left office Time in office
Suriname (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Vacant (16 December 1954 – 25 June 1958)
1 Alfred Morpurgo [nl]
(1899–1973)
[2] 		Minister of Education and Population Development 25 June 1958 30 June 1963 5 years, 5 days PSV Emanuels
2 Sewraam Rambaran Mishre
(1915–1964) 		Minister of Justice and Police 30 June 1963 15 February 1964
[a] 		230 days VHP Pengel I
3 Johan Kraag
(1913–1996)
[4] 		Minister of Social Affairs 15 February 1964 15 March 1967 3 years, 28 days NPS Pengel I
Minister of Employment and Social Affairs 15 March 1967 5 March 1969 1 year, 355 days Pengel II
Vacant (5 March 1969 – 20 November 1969)
4 Harry Radhakishun
(1921–1983)
[5] 		Minister of Finance 20 November 1969 24 December 1973 4 years, 34 days VHP Sedney
5 Olton van Genderen
(1921–1990) 		Minister of District Administration and Decentralisation 24 December 1973 25 November 1975 1 year, 336 days NPS Arron I
Republic of Suriname
1 Olton van Genderen
(1921–1990) 		Minister of District Administration and Decentralisation 25 November 1975 28 December 1977 2 years, 33 days NPS Arron I
Minister of the Interior 28 December 1977
[6] 		25 February 1980
[b] 		2 years, 59 days Arron II
Vacant (25 February 1980 – 15 August 1980)
2 André Haakmat [nl]
(born 1939) 		Minister of Foreign Affairs
and Justice and Police 		15 August 1980
[7] 		7 January 1981
[c] 		145 days PNR
[9] 		Chin A Sen
Vacant (7 January 1981 – 31 March 1982)
3 Harvey Naarendorp [nl]
(born 1940)
[10] 		Minister of Foreign Affairs 31 March 1982
[11] 		9 December 1982
[d] 		253 days Independent
[13] 		Neijhorst
4 Winston Caldeira [nl]
(born 1941)
[14] 		Minister of Finance and Planning 26 February 1983 8 January 1984
[e] 		317 days PALU Alibux
5 Frank Leeflang
(1936–2024) 		Minister of the Interior
and Justice 		3 February 1984 26 June 1985
[f] 		1 year, 143 days VFB Udenhout
Vacant (26 June 1985 – 17 July 1986)
6 Jules Wijdenbosch
(born 1941)
[17] 		Minister of the Interior,
District Government and People's Mobilization,
and Justice 		17 July 1986 7 April 1987 264 days VFB Radhakishun
7 Harry Kensmil
(1932–2012) 		Minister of Natural Resources and Energy 7 April 1987
[18] 		25 January 1988 293 days NPS Wijdenbosch I

Deputy Vice President of Suriname (1988–1990)

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portfolio Term of office Political party Cabinet
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Willy Soemita
(1936–2022)
[19] 		Minister of Social Affairs and Housing 25 January 1988 24 December 1990
[g] 		2 years, 333 days KTPI Shankar

Timeline

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Willy SoemitaHarry KensmilJules WijdenboschFrank LeeflangWinston CaldeiraHarvey NaarendorpAndré HaakmatOlton van GenderenHarry RadhakishunJohan KraagSewraam Rambaran MishreAlfred Morpurgo

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Died in office.[3]
  2. ^ Deposed in the Sergeants' Coup.
  3. ^ Dismissed by Bouterse.[8]
  4. ^ Resigned following the December murders.[12]
  5. ^ Dismissed by Bouterse.[15]
  6. ^ Resigned after cabinet reshuffle.[16]
  7. ^ Deposed in the Telephone Coup.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Janssen, Roger (2011). In Search of a Path: An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Suriname from 1975 to 1991. Leiden: Brill. p. 208. ISBN 978-90-04-25367-4. JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctt1w8h0wm.
  2. ^ "Met en enkel woord". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 August 1960. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Surinaamse vice-premier overleden". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 February 1964. p. 11.
  4. ^ "OAS blifjt ontwikkelingen in Suriname nauwgezet volgen". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 19 December 1990. p. 5.
  5. ^ "Verbroederingspolitiek Lachmon: Tweede viool voor Hindostanen". Starnieuws via fathh.com (in Dutch). 9 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Kabinetsformatie in Suriname rond". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 28 December 1977. p. 13.
  7. ^ "Haakmat op zware post in Suriname". Nieuwe Leidsche Courant (in Dutch). 16 August 1980. p. 7.
  8. ^ "Haakmat schaakmat". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 7 January 1981. p. 1.
  9. ^ Janssen 2011, p. 61.
  10. ^ "Leden beleidscentrum Suriname in functie". Nederlands Dagblad via kb.nl (in Dutch). 7 April 1982. p. 3.
  11. ^ "AROUND THE WORLD; New Civilian Cabinet Installed in Suriname". The New York Times. 1 April 1982. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ^ Janssen 2011, p. 146.
  13. ^ Molleman, Henk (1983). "Suriname, van democratie tot 'heilstaat'" (PDF). Socialisme en Democratie (in Dutch). 40 (2): 3–12.
  14. ^ "Juristencomité teleurgesteld uit Suriname teruggekeerd". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 7 March 1983. p. 9.
  15. ^ "SURINAME'S CABINET IS OUSTED". The New York Times. 10 January 1984. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Nieuw Surinaams kabinet beedigd". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 28 June 1985. p. 5.
  17. ^ "Haakmat voorspelt grotere macht politieke partijen". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 13 February 1987. p. 4.
  18. ^ "Nieuwe regering in Suriname beëdigd". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 8 April 1987. p. 7.
  19. ^ "Politiebond steunt vredesakkoord Suriname". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 August 1989. p. 16.
  20. ^ Howard W. French (27 December 1990). "Suriname Coup Leaders Had Power Already". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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