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

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Julius Caesar de Miranda Julius Caesar de Miranda (3 April 1906 – 28 November 1956) was a Surinamese jurist and politician. De Miranda was the first prime minister of Suriname. Biography De Miranda was a descendant of an old established family of planters. He went t ...

, 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 Sewraam Rambaran Mishre (14 March 1915 – 15 February 1964) was a Surinamese physician and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname from 30 June 1963 until his death. Biography Rambaran Mishre was born on 14 March 1915 in ...

, 1963 - 1964 , rowspan="2" , Pengel-1 , - , Jnan H. Adhin , 1964 - 1967 , - , Fred Manichand , 1967 - 1968 , rowspan="2" , Pengel-2 , - , Jagdieschandre Jadnanansing , 1968 - 1969 , - ,

Ramsewak Shankar Ramsewak Shankar (born 6 November 1937) is a Surinamese politician who was the 4th President of Suriname, serving from 1988 to 1990. His government was overthrown by Dési Bouterse leading a bloodless military coup. Shankar had previously served ...

, 1969 , May , - , Jnan H. Adhin , 1969 - 1973 , Sedney , - , Eddy A. Hoost , 1973 - 1977 , Arron-1 , - , Justice , Soerdj Badrising , 1977 - 1980 , Arron-2 , - , rowspan="10" , Justice / Army and Police , René Reeder / Michel van Rey , 1980 , rowspan="4" , Chin A Sen , - , , 1980 - 1981 , - , Harvey H. Naarendorp , 1981 , - , Harvey H. Naarendorp / Laurens E. Neede , 1981 - 1982 , - , Frank J. Leeflang /

Ivan Graanoogst Ivan Graanoogst is a Surinamese soldier and politician. He was the acting military ruler of Suriname from 24 December 1990 to 29 December 1990, after a military coup overthrew the democratic government of President Ramsewak Shankar. Biography G ...

, 1982 , Neijhorst , - , rowspan="2" , Frank J. Leeflang / Wilfred Maynard , 1983 - 1984 , Alibux , - , 1984 - 1985 , rowspan="2" , Udenhout , - , Subhas Punwasi / Wilfred Maynard , 1985 - 1986 , - , Jules A. Wijdenbosch / Wilfred Maynard , 1986 - 1987 , Radhakishun , - , Siegfried A. Gilds / Wilfred Maynard , 1987 - 1988 , Wijdenbosch-1 , - , Justice and Police ,

Jules Ajodhia Jules Rattankoemar Ajodhia (27 January 1945 in Wanica District) is a Surinamese politician. He is a member of the Progressive Reform Party. From 1988 to 1990, he was Justice Minister. He was also twice vice president of Suriname. The first ter ...

, 1988 - 1990 , Shankar , - , Justice , Paul R. Sjak Shie , 1991 , Kraag , - , rowspan="14" , Justice and Police , Soeshiel K. Girjasing , 1991 - 1996 , Venetiaan-1 , - , Paul R. Sjak Shie , 1996 - 1999 , rowspan="2" , Wijdenbosch-2 , - , Yvonne Raveles-Resida st female, 1999 - 2000 , - , Siegfried A. Gilds , 2000 - 2005 , Venetiaan-2 , - , Chan Santokhi , 2005 - 2010 , Venetiaan-3 , - , Lamuré C.A. Latour* , 2010 , rowspan="3" , Bouterse-1 , - , Martin Misiedjan , 2010 - 2012 , - , Edward Belfort , 2012 - 2015 , - ,

Jennifer van Dijk-Silos Jennifer Victorine van Dijk-Silos (born 13 December 1954) is a Surinamese politician of the National Democratic Party. She was Minister of Justice and Police between August 2015 and March 2017. Career In August 2015 Van Dijk-Silos was appointed a ...

, 2015 - maart 2017 , rowspan="5" , Bouterse-2 , - , Ferdinand Welzijn* , 2017 , - , Eugene van der San , 2017 , - , Ferdinand Welzijn* , 2017 - 2018 , - , Stuart Getrouw , 2018 - 2020 , - ,

Kenneth Amoksi Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byna ...

, 2020 - present{{cite news, url=https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2020/07/14/dit-zijn-de-ministers-in-het-nieuwe-regeerteam-van-suriname/, title=Dit zijn de ministers in het nieuwe regeerteam van Suriname, website=Waterkant, access-date=14 July 2020, language=nl , Chan Santokhi

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Justice ministries Government of Suriname

List of ministers

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