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Santokhi Cabinet
The Santokhi cabinet has governed Suriname since 16 July 2020. It was formed by President Chan Santokhi after the 2020 Surinamese general election. In February 2023 Gregory Rusland Gregory Allan Rusland (born 9 November 1959) is a Surinamese politician. He served as Minister for Natural Resources between 2005 and 2010. In 2012 he became leader of the National Party of Suriname. Rusland has been a member of the National Assem ... and the National Party of Suriname left the cabinet. Members References {{Reflist Current governments 2020 in Suriname Cabinets established in 2020 Surinamese cabinets ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of Suriname
The president of the Republic of Suriname ( nl, President van de Republiek Suriname) is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname, and commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (SNL). The president also appoints a cabinet. The current president is Chan Santokhi, a former chief of police. He is affiliated with the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). Santokhi was elected on 13 July 2020 as president by acclamation in an uncontested election, and inaugurated on 16 July on the Onafhankelijkheidsplein in Paramaribo in a ceremony without the public presence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. History The office of president was created upon independence from the Netherlands in 1975. Until 1987, the role was largely ceremonial. The first officeholder was Johan Ferrier, a schoolteacher and veteran politician who had served as governor since 1968. He resigned as president in August 1980, several months after a coup d'état. From th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Defense
A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in some the minister is only in charge of general budget matters and procurement of equipment; while in others the minister is also an integral part of the operational military chain of command. A defence minister could be titled Minister for Defense, ''Minister of National Defense'', Secretary of Defense, ''Secretary of State for Defence'', Minister of War or some similar variation. Lists * List of current defence ministers See also * Chief of Defence * Commander-in-chief * Ministry of defence * War cabinet References {{Types of government minister Defence Defense or defence may refer to: Tactical, martial, and political acts or groups * Defense (military), forces primarily intended for warfare * Civil defense, the organizing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 In Suriname
Events in the year 2020 in Suriname. Incumbents * President of Suriname, President: Dési Bouterse (until 16 July); Chan Santokhi (from 16 July) * Vice President of Suriname, Vice President: Ashwin Adhin (until 16 July); Ronnie Brunswijk (from 16 July) * List of Chairmen of the National Assembly of Suriname, Speaker: Jennifer Simons (until 28 June); Ronnie Brunswijk (from 29 June to 14 July); Marinus Bee (from 14 July) Events *25 May – 2020 Surinamese general election *16 July – Chan Santokhi takes over as president. Deaths *3 April – Hans Prade, diplomat, (b. 1938). *10 April – Bas Mulder, priest (b. 1931). *12 April – Kishen Bholasing, singer (b. 1984). *22 April – Rinaldo Entingh, footballer and entrepreneur (b. 1955/1956). *7 May – Emile Wijntuin, politician (b. 1924). *11 May – Ietje Paalman-de Miranda, Surinamese born Dutch mathematician (b. 1936). *18 June – Jules Sedney, economist and politician (b. 1922). *18 August – Soeki Irodikromo, 75, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Current Governments
Currents, Current or The Current may refer to: Science and technology * Current (fluid), the flow of a liquid or a gas ** Air current, a flow of air ** Ocean current, a current in the ocean *** Rip current, a kind of water current ** Current (stream), currents in rivers and streams ** Convection current, flow caused by unstable density variation due to temperature differences * Current (mathematics), geometrical current in differential topology * Conserved current, a field associated to a symmetry in field theory * Electric current, a flow of electric charge through a medium * Probability current, in quantum mechanics * IBM Current, an early personal information management program Arts and entertainment Music * Current (album), ''Current'' (album), a 1982 album by Heatwave * Currents (Eisley album), ''Currents'' (Eisley album) * Currents (Tame Impala album), ''Currents'' (Tame Impala album) * The Current (song), "The Current" (song), by the Blue Man Group * "Currents", a song by D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Transport
A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agencies administering transport in nations who do not employ ministers. Specific responsibilities may include overseeing road safety, civil aviation, maritime transport, rail transport, developing government transportation policy, organizing public transport, and the maintenance and construction of infrastructural projects. Some ministries have additional responsibilities in related policy areas such as infrastructure, public works, waterworks, construction, communication, housing and economic activities, such as industry and trade. In many jurisdictions, transportation policy is often assumed by an infrastructure ministry. Country-related articles and lists See also * Department of Transportation References {{Types of government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Ramadhin
Amar N. Ramadhin is a Surinamese physician and as of 2020 Minister of Public Health. Amar Ramadhin is a general practitioner by profession, and holds a docterandus title. He started teaching at the IBW University in Paramaribo. In 2012, he started at the Medisch Centrum Macdonald in Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ..., and until 2020 worked at the General Practitioner Clinic CuraMed in Zorg en Hoop, Paramaribo. He is a member of the medical staff of the Surinamese Football Association, and since 2019, a staff member of the Vereniging van Medici in Suriname (Association of Medical Professionals). In 1999, Ramadhin became an executive in the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). On 16 July 2020, Ramadhin was appointed Minister of Public Health in the cabinet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ministers Of Justice And Police (Suriname)
This is a list of ministers of Justice and Police of the Republic of Suriname. Among its responsibilities, the ministry enforces human rights, provides social legal assistance, oversees policies regarding detainees, and maintains public order and peace in the country. List of ministers {, class="wikitable" , Minister Title , Minister , Period , Cabinet , - , Justice and Police , rowspan="2" , Julius Caesar de Miranda , 1948 - 1949 , May (CAB) , - , Justice , 1949 - 1951 , De Miranda , - , rowspan="2" , Justice and Police , Adriaan C.J.M. Alberga , 1951 - 1952 , Drielsma / Buiskool , - , Emile M.L. Ensberg , 1952 - 1955 , Alberga / Currie , - , rowspan="13" , Justice and Police , M. Ashruf Karamat Ali , 1955 - 1956 , rowspan="4" , Ferrier , - , Willem G.H.C.J. Smit* , 1956 - 1957 , - , Rudolf W.A. Thurkow , 1957 , - , Anton Favery* , 1957 - 1958 , - , Hemradj Shriemisier , 1958 - 1962 , rowspan="2" , Emanuels , - , Freek Emanuels* , 1962 - 1963 , - , Sewraam Rambaran Mishre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Internal Affairs
Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government with the rank of a normal minister but who doesn't head a ministry ** Shadow minister, a member of a Shadow Cabinet of the opposition ** Minister (Austria) * Minister (diplomacy), the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador * Ministerialis, a member of a noble class in the Holy Roman Empire * ''The Minister'', a 2011 French-Belgian film directed by Pierre Schöller See also *Ministry (other) *Minster (other) *''Yes Minister'' {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Ramdin
Albert Ramchand Ramdin (born 27 February 1958) is a Surinamese diplomat serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Santokhi cabinet since 16 July 2020. He is a member of the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). Early life and education Ramdin was born in Suriname District and went to secondary school in Paramaribo. After completing secondary school, he left for the Netherlands where he studied social geography at the University of Amsterdam and the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Career In 1991, Ramdin became the Director of the HIMOS Development Agency in Oegstgeest, Netherlands. In 1997, Ramdin was appointed as the Permanent Representative of the Organization of American States (OAS) for Suriname. In 1999, he became assistant general for external relations at the Caribbean Community The Caribbean Community (CARICOM or CC) is an intergovernmental organization that is a political and economic union of 15 member states (14 nation-states and one dependency) throughout the C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Foreign Affairs (Suriname)
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname ( nl, 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: See also * List of diplomatic missions of Suriname * Foreign relations of Suriname * Politics of Suriname Politics of Suriname take place in a framework of a representative democratic assembly-independent republic, whereby the president of Suriname is the head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is ... Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister Of Foreign Affairs (Suriname) Foreign Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Finance (Suriname)
The Ministry of Finance of Suriname is a government agency charged with the fiscal and financial implementation of government policies. The duties of the ministry were determined by the National Assembly of Suriname in 1991 and then made some adjustments. Some of the areas of responsibility are financial and monetary policy, insurance, government bonds, treasury bills, management and supervision of state funds, national lotteries, postal services, import duties, excise duties and the central national accounting service. Ministers * Willem Smit, 1948 * J. C. Zaal, 1949 *Jacques Drielsma, 1949-1950 * Archibald Currie, 1950-1951 *Jacques Drielsma, 1951-1952 *Jan Buiskool, 1952 * Julius Curiël, 1952 *Severinus Desiré Emanuels, 1952-1955 * Willem Smit, 1955-1958 *Jules Sedney, 1958-1963 *Johan Adolf Pengel, 1963-1969 * Edgar Wijngaarde, 1969 *Harry Radhakishun, 1969-1973 *Henck Arron, 1973-1977 * Lesley Goede, 1977-1980 *Henry Neijhorst, 1980 * Marcel Chehin, 1980 *Henk Chin A Sen, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Levens
Maria Elizabeth (Marie) Levens (born 13 July 1950) is a politician who held the post of Foreign Minister of Suriname for five years (2000–2005). On 16 July 2020, Levens became the Minister of Education, Science & Culture. Biography Levens first studied at the Pedagogical Institute in Suriname, continued to study at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and received her doctorate from the University of Amsterdam. In 1977, she returned to Suriname to teach at the Pedagogical Institute. After having worked in education she joined the board of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname and contributed to the establishment of the school of Educational Sciences. The Institute of Quality Assurance at the University was her initiative; she became the first director of that institute and contributed to the national and regional Caribbean movement on the establishment of legislation and mechanisms on accreditation. She was the director of the Scholarship Program in Suriname negotiating with univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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