Soerjani Mingoen (née Karijomenawi) is a Surinamese politician. She has been a member of the

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since 2020, representing

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for the Progressive Reform Party (VHP).

Biography

Mingoen is of Javanese descent. She was a co-founder of the Music Education Center Commewijne (MECC) in 2010. Mingoen was originally a supporter of the Javanese party

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(PL). She was disappointed in this party when, against previous promises, it joined the first Cabinet (2010-2015) of

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. She also opposed the PL's support of the Amnesty Law (2012), which prevented prosecution of the

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. According to her, the PL had deceived the Javanese community. Mingoen followed the developments of the Progressive Reform Party (VHP) under the chairmanship of

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. As she found herself agreeing with Santokhi's positions, she eventually joined the VHP in 2018. In December 2019, she and VHP youth members traveled to Richelieu and

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for

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singing with keyboard and saxophone accompaniment. During the general elections in 2020, Mingoen was a candidate on the VHP list in

. She was elected to the

References

External links

National Assembly profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mingoen-Karijomenawi, Soerjani 21st-century Surinamese women politicians Living people People from Commewijne District Surinamese educators Surinamese women educators Surinamese people of Javanese descent Progressive Reform Party (Suriname) politicians Members of the National Assembly (Suriname) Year of birth missing (living people)