List of deputy prime ministers of Suriname explained

Post:	Deputy Prime Minister
Body:	Suriname
Status:	Deputy prime minister
Member Of:	Cabinet of Suriname
Reports To:	Prime Minister of Suriname
Seat:	Paramaribo
Nominator:	Prime Minister of Suriname
Formation:	25 June 1958
Last:	Harry Kensmil
Abolished:	25 January 1988
Succession:	Deputy Vice President of Suriname

The Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname was a title given to a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Suriname between 1954 and 1988, often to recognize members of other parties in the ruling coalition. The deputy prime minister served as acting prime minister in the absence of the Prime Minister of Suriname.

This position was abolished when the current Constitution of Suriname went into effect in 1988; however, its functions were continued in the extra-constitutional position of Deputy Vice President ^[1] from 1988 to 1990.

List of officeholders

Deputy prime ministers of Suriname (1954–1988)

	Portrait	Name	Portfolio	Term of office			Political party	Cabinet
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Suriname (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Vacant (16 December 1954 – 25 June 1958)
1		^[2]	Minister of Education and Population Development	25 June 1958	30 June 1963		PSV	Emanuels
2		Sewraam Rambaran Mishre	Minister of Justice and Police	30 June 1963	15 February 1964		VHP	Pengel I
3		Johan Kraag ^[3]	Minister of Social Affairs	15 February 1964	15 March 1967		NPS	Pengel I
Minister of Employment and Social Affairs			15 March 1967	5 March 1969		Pengel II
Vacant (5 March 1969 – 20 November 1969)
4		Harry Radhakishun ^[4]	Minister of Finance	20 November 1969	24 December 1973		VHP	Sedney
5		Olton van Genderen	Minister of District Administration and Decentralisation	24 December 1973	25 November 1975		NPS	Arron I
Republic of Suriname
1		Olton van Genderen	Minister of District Administration and Decentralisation	25 November 1975	28 December 1977		NPS	Arron I
Minister of the Interior			28 December 1977 ^[5]	25 February 1980		Arron II
Vacant (25 February 1980 – 15 August 1980)
2			Minister of Foreign Affairs and Justice and Police	15 August 1980 ^[6]	7 January 1981		PNR	Chin A Sen
Vacant (7 January 1981 – 31 March 1982)
3		^[7]	Minister of Foreign Affairs	31 March 1982 ^[8]	9 December 1982		Independent ^[9]	Neijhorst
4		^[10]	Minister of Finance and Planning	26 February 1983	8 January 1984		PALU	Alibux
5		Frank Leeflang	Minister of the Interior and Justice	3 February 1984	26 June 1985		VFB	Udenhout
Vacant (26 June 1985 – 17 July 1986)
6		Jules Wijdenbosch ^[11]	Minister of the Interior, District Government and People's Mobilization, and Justice	17 July 1986	7 April 1987		VFB	Radhakishun
7		Harry Kensmil	Minister of Natural Resources and Energy	7 April 1987 ^[12]	25 January 1988		NPS	Wijdenbosch I

Deputy Vice President of Suriname (1988–1990)

See also

• Politics of Suriname
• List of prime ministers of Suriname
• List of colonial governors of Suriname
• President of Suriname
• First Lady of Suriname
• Vice President of Suriname

Notes and References

1. Book: Janssen. Roger. 2011. In Search of a Path: An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Suriname from 1975 to 1991 . Brill. Leiden. en. 978-90-04-25367-4. 10.1163/j.ctt1w8h0wm. free. 208.
2. Web site: Met en enkel woord . Leidsch Dagblad . nl . 9 August 1960. 2.
3. Web site: OAS blifjt ontwikkelingen in Suriname nauwgezet volgen . Leidse Courant . 5 . nl . 19 December 1990.
4. Web site: Verbroederingspolitiek Lachmon: Tweede viool voor Hindostanen . Starnieuws via fathh.com . nl . 9 January 2016.
5. Web site: Kabinetsformatie in Suriname rond . Leidsch Dagblad . 13 . nl . 28 December 1977.
6. Web site: Haakmat op zware post in Suriname . Nieuwe Leidsche Courant . 7 . nl . 16 August 1980.
7. Web site: Leden beleidscentrum Suriname in functie . Nederlands Dagblad via kb.nl . 3 . nl . 7 April 1982.
8. Web site: AROUND THE WORLD; New Civilian Cabinet Installed in Suriname. 1 April 1982. The New York Times. 15 December 2020.
9. Molleman . Henk . Suriname, van democratie tot 'heilstaat' . Socialisme en Democratie . 1983 . 40 . 2 . 3–12 . nl.
10. Web site: Juristencomité teleurgesteld uit Suriname teruggekeerd . Leidse Courant . 9 . nl . 7 March 1983.
11. Web site: Haakmat voorspelt grotere macht politieke partijen . Leidse Courant . 4 . nl . 13 February 1987.
12. Web site: Nieuwe regering in Suriname beëdigd . Leidsch Dagblad . nl . 8 April 1987. 7.
13. Web site: Politiebond steunt vredesakkoord Suriname . Leidsch Dagblad . 2 August 1989. nl. 16.