Post: | Chairman of the National Assembly |
Body: | Suriname |
Native Name: | Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée |
Termlength: | Five years, renewable |
Incumbent: | Marinus Bee |
Incumbentsince: | 14 July 2020 |
Seat: | Paramaribo |
Formation: | 25 November 1975 |
Inaugural: | Emile Wijntuin |
The chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname (Dutch; Flemish: Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Suriname.
The following is a complete list of office-holders since independence in 1975:[1]
Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Refs | |||||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
1 | Emile Wijntuin | 1975 | 1980 | PSV | |||||
Assembly dismissed (15 August 1980 – 15 January 1986) | |||||||||
2 | Ulrich Aron | 1986 | 1987 | VFB | |||||
3 | Jagernath Lachmon | 1987 | 1996 | VHP | |||||
4 | Marijke Djwalapersad | 1996 | 2000 | BVD | |||||
Jagernath Lachmon | 2000 | 2001 | VHP | ||||||
5 | Ram Sardjoe | 2001 | 2005 | VHP | |||||
6 | Paul Somohardjo | 2005 | 2010 | years | PL | ||||
7 | Jennifer Simons | 2010 | 2020 | NDP | [2] | ||||
8 | Ronnie Brunswijk | 2020 | 2020 | ABOP | [3] [4] | ||||
9 | Marinus Bee | 2020 | ABOP | [5] |