Yldiz Deborah Pollack-Beighle (born 21 April 1983) is a
Suriname
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se politician who has served as
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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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
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(2009) and a master's degree in
public administration
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and governance from the FHR Lim a Po Institute for Social Studies (2012).
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Career
Pollack-Beighle worked as a youth ambassador A youth ambassador is a young agent, representative and/or steward for the charity for which they work.Anaphylaxis CampaignYouth Ambassadors/ref>
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for Caribbean Community
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from 2005 and in 2008 was seconded by Suriname to the Secretariat in Guyana
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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 ]President
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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
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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