Jules Sof Explained

Jules Sof
Office1:Estates of Suriname
Term Start1:1954
Term End1:1955
Term Start2:1958
Term End2:1969
Birth Name:Jules George Sof
Birth Date:25 February 1914
Birth Place:Paramaribo, Suriname
Party:National Party of Suriname

Jules George Sof (born 25 February 1914[1]) was, before Suriname became independent, a member of the Estates of Suriname for the NPS.

Biography

Sof was born as a son of Egbertus Charles Godfried Sof in Paramaribo. In 1954, he joined the main board of the NPS of which he for some time also was the secretary. A few months later he was elected in the parliament at a by-election (caused by the death of NPS member of parliament F.J.A. Murray) in the Marowijne District.[2] At the 1955 Surinamese general election the NPS lost almost all the seats in parliament and also Sof was not reelected. He was civil servant in Moengo when he could return in 1958 to the Estates of Suriname. This time he would stay 11 years member of parliament and he was also the NPS-faction leader.[3] At the general election in 1969 Sof was unsuccessfully the NPS candidate for the district Upper-Marowijne.[4]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/onderzoeken/archief/2.10.19.01/invnr/12/file/NL-HaNA_2.10.19.01_12_0347 Census 1921
  2. De Surinamer, 23-07-1954
  3. Amigoe di Curacao, 25-02-1969
  4. News: Sof (NPS) in Bov.Marowijne verslagen door Paulus Fransman (PNP). Vrije Stem via Delpher.nl. 27 October 1969. nl. 25 December 2021.
  5. Web site: Benoemingen in de Ereorde. Government of Suriname. nl. 25 December 2021. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212134016/http://ere-onderscheidingen.gov.sr/. dead.
  6. News: Decoration (in the year 1815-1993). OpenArch.nl. 25 December 2021.