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 | |
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[edit]
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 (b. 1939) | 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 (b. 1938) | 1986–1987 | |
9 | Henk Heidweiller (1929–1989) | 1987–1988 | |
10 | Eddy Sedoc (1938–2011) [b] | 1988–1990 | |
11 | Robby Ramlakhan | 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[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Deposed in the Sergeants' Coup.
- ^ Deposed in the Telephone Coup.
References[edit]
- ^ "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.