The vice president of Suriname ( nl, Vicepresident van de Republiek Suriname) is the second-highest political position in Suriname, after the

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. The president and the vice president are elected by the

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for five-year terms. The position of vice president was created in the Constitution of 1987, when the position of

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was abolished. The vice president is charged with the day-to-day management of the Council of Ministers and is responsible to the President.

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is the incumbent vice president of Suriname as of 16 July 2020. Brunswijk was elected on 13 July 2020 as vice president by acclamation in an

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and inaugurated on 16 July on the Onafhankelijkheidsplein in Paramaribo in ceremony without public due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname, COVID-19 pandemic.

Powers and duties

The powers of the president are exercised by the vice president: # In case the president is declared unfit to exercise his powers; # In case the president has laid down the exercise of his powers temporarily; # As long as there is no president or if he is absent; # If, in the case described in article 140, prosecution against the President has been initiated.

List of vice presidents

;Political parties

Timeline

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Powers and duties

List of vice presidents

Timeline

See also

Notes

References