Minister of Foreign Affairs (Suriname)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of the
Republic of Suriname
Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, Internationale Business en Internationale Samenwerking van de
Republiek Suriname
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Incumbent
Albert Ramdin
since 16 July 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation
TypeForeign minister
SeatHenck Arronstraat [nl] 8, Paramaribo
NominatorPresident of Suriname
AppointerPresident of Suriname
Term lengthNo term limit
Inaugural holderHenck Arron
Formation25 November 1975
Websiteforeignaffairs.gov.sr
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Seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation in Paramaribo.

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
1 Henck Arron
(1936–2000)
[a] 		1975–1980
2 Henk Chin A Sen
(1934–1999) 		1980
3 André Haakmat [nl]
(1939–2024) 		1980–1981
4 Harvey Naarendorp [nl]
(b. 1940) 		1981–1983
5 Errol Alibux
(b. 1948) 		1983–1984
6 Wim Udenhout
(1937–2023) 		1984–1985
7 Erik Tjon Kie Sim [nl]
(1936–2009) 		1985–1986
8 Henk Herrenberg
(1938–2024) 		1986–1987
9 Henk Heidweiller [nl]
(1929–1989) 		1987–1988
10 Eddy Sedoc [nl]
(1938–2011)
[b] 		1988–1990
11 Robby Ramlakhan [nl]
(b. 1956) 		1991
12 Subhas Mungra
(b. 1945) 		1991–1996
13 Faried Pierkhan [nl]
(b. 1960) 		1996–1997
14 Errol Snijders [nl]
(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

  1. ^ Deposed in the Sergeants' Coup.
  2. ^ Deposed in the Telephone Coup.

References

  1. ^ "Foreign ministers S-Z". rulers.org. B. Schemmel. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Buza-minister Pollack: "Wroko bari"; nieuw begin voor Buza en Suriname". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Dit zijn de ministers in het nieuwe regeerteam van Suriname". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.