Marinus Bee

Marinus Bee (1970 or 1971)[1] is a Surinamese politician, Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname, and sports manager. As sports manager, he was chairman of the Albina Sports Foundation for ten years,[2] and since 2014 chairman of S.V. Papatam.[3] Bee has been elected to the National Assembly for the General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP) since 2010 for the Marowijne District.[2]

Marinus Bee
Marinus Bee (2016)
Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname
Assumed office
14 July 2020
Preceded byRonnie Brunswijk
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
2010
ConstituencyMarowijne District
Personal details
Born
Marinus Bee

1970/71
Moengo, Suriname
NationalitySuriname
Political partyGeneral Liberation and Development Party (ABOP)

Biography

Bee was born as the oldest child of four in Moengo, and spend his youth in Paramaribo. He graduated from the Anton de Kom University in law, and in 2020 was accredited Master of Business Administration.[2]

In 1999, Bee was invited to join the ABOP by Ronnie Brunswijk. He participated in the 2000 elections, but he only received 800 votes.[1] In 2010 Bee was elected for the first time to the National Assembly.[2] In 2014, Bee became Chairman of the Party Congress of ABOP.[1] In the 2020 elections, Bee was elected to the National Assembly for the third consecutive time.[4] On 13 July, Ronnie Brunswijk was elected as Vice President of Suriname, and Marinus Bee became his replacement as Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname on 14 July 2020.[5] Dew Sharman was installed as Vice Chairman on 29 June 2020.[6]

References
  1. "Marinus Bee: 'Men kan niet komen aan de leiderschapskwaliteiten van Brunswijk' - Parbode Sneak Peek". Parbode via Archive.org (in Dutch). 12 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2020. Marinus Bee was 46 years old in December 2017
  2. "Marinus Bee draagt voortaan MBA-titel". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. "Bee nieuwe voorzitter Papatam". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. "16 vrouwen gekozen in DNA; 18 oud-leden keren terug". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  5. "Marinus Bee nu DNA voorzitter". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  6. "Live blog: Verkiezing parlementsvoorzitter". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.


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