List of chairmen of the National Assembly of Suriname
| Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname | |
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| Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée | |
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| Seat | Paramaribo |
| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Emile Wijntuin |
| Formation | 25 November 1975 |
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| Constitution |
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The chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname (Dutch: Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Suriname.
List of chairmen
The following is a complete list of office-holders since independence in 1975:[1]
- Political parties
Progressive Reform Party (VHP)
Pertjajah Luhur (PL)
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Refs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  | Emile Wijntuin (1924–2020) | 25 November 1975 | 15 August 1980 [a] | 4 years, 264 days | PSV | [1] | ||
| Assembly dismissed (15 August 1980 – 15 January 1986) | |||||||||
| 2 | .jpg) | Ulrich Aron (1944/45–2025) | 15 January 1986 | 10 December 1987 | 1 year, 329 days | VFB | [1] | ||
| 3 |  | Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001) | 14 December 1987 | 9 October 1996 | 8 years, 300 days | VHP | [1] | ||
| 4 |  | Marijke Djwalapersad (born 1951) | 10 October 1996 | 23 July 2000 | 3 years, 287 days | BVD | [1] | ||
| (3) | | Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001) | 24 July 2000 | 19 October 2001 | 1 year, 87 days | VHP | [1] | ||
| 5 |  | Ram Sardjoe (born 1935) | 6 November 2001 | 30 June 2005 | 3 years, 236 days | VHP | [1] | ||
| 6 | _1.png){kind=small} | Paul Somohardjo (born 1943) | 30 June 2005 | 30 June 2010 | 5 years | PL | [1] | ||
| 7 |  | Jennifer Geerlings-Simons (born 1953) | 30 June 2010 | 28 June 2020 | 9 years, 364 days | NDP | [2] | ||
| 8 |  | Ronnie Brunswijk (born 1961) | 29 June 2020 | 14 July 2020 | 15 days | ABOP | [3][4] | ||
| 9 | _1.png){kind=small} | Marinus Bee (born 1971) | 14 July 2020 | 27 June 2025 | 4 years, 348 days | ABOP | [5] | ||
| 10 | | Ashwin Adhin (born 1980) | 28 June 2025 | Incumbent | 52 days (as of 19 August 2025) | NDP | |||
Timeline
See also
Notes
- ^ Dismissed after the Sergeants' Coup.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "De Nationale Assemblée: Lijst van Oud-Voorzitters" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "H.E. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons – Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament".
- ^ "Live blog: Verkiezing parlementsvoorzitter". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Nieuwe voorzitter DNA wordt dinsdag gekozen". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Brunswijk: Bee zal voorzittershamer Assemblee overnemen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.