Yldiz Deborah Pollack-Beighle (born 21 April 1983) is a

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

se politician who has served as

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between cou ...

from February 2017 to 16 July 2020.

Early life and education

Pollack-Beighle was born 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 ...

on 21 April 1983. She has a master's degree in law from the

Anton de Kom University of Suriname Anton de Kom University ( nl, Anton de Kom Universiteit van Suriname) is the only university in Suriname. It is located in the capital, Paramaribo, and named for Anton de Kom, an anti-colonialist activist who was killed by the Nazis while in exi ...

(2009) and a master's degree in

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and governance from the FHR Lim a Po Institute for Social Studies (2012).

Career

Pollack-Beighle worked as a

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for

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from 2005 and in 2008 was seconded by Suriname to the Secretariat in

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where she was a policy officer before becoming deputy program manager for youth development in 2013. On 1 February 2017, Pollack-Beighle was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs by

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Dési Bouterse Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse (; born 13 October 1945) is a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's ''de facto ...

. She served until 16 July 2020.

Personal life

Pollack-Beighle is married to Jozef Pollack and has a daughter.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pollack-Beighle, Yldiz 1983 births Living people People from Paramaribo Anton de Kom University of Suriname alumni Caribbean Community people Women government ministers of Suriname Foreign ministers of Suriname Female foreign ministers 21st-century women politicians Surinamese women diplomats National Democratic Party (Suriname) politicians