Archibald Currie | |
Office1: | Governor-General of Suriname |
Term Start1: | 19 March 1963 |
Term End1: | 22 August 1964 |
Predecessor1: | Jan van Tilburg |
Successor1: | François Haverschmidt |
Office2: | Prime Minister of Suriname |
Term Start2: | 15 December 1954 |
Term End2: | 16 April 1955 |
Predecessor2: | Adriaan Alberga |
Successor2: | Johan Ferrier |
Birth Date: | 1888 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Beneden-Cottica, Surinam |
Death Place: | Rijswijk, Netherlands |
Party: | National Party of Suriname |
Archibald Currie (7 March 1888 – 28 November 1986)[1] was Prime Minister and Governor of Suriname.
Currie started his career as a surveyor. Later he was appointed as Chief of Police in Paramaribo. Between 1950 and 1954, he was first Minister of Finances and later Minister of Economic and Social Affairs.[2] Currie became Prime Minister of Suriname from 1952 to 1955 and Governor of Suriname from 1962 to 1964. Between 19 March 1962 until 3 March 1963 as an Acting Governor, and 23 March 1963 to 24 September 1964 as appointed Governor.[3] He was the first governor born in Suriname and was a member of the National Party of Suriname.[4]
There is a statue of Currie made by Jozef Klas in front of the Presidential Palace.[5]