Vice President of Suriname

Vice President of Suriname (Dutch: Vicepresident van de Republiek Suriname) is the second-highest political position in Suriname, after the President. The President and the Vice President are elected by the National Assembly for five-year terms.

Vice President of the Republic of Suriname
Vicepresident van de Republiek Suriname
Incumbent
Ronnie Brunswijk
since 16 July 2020
StyleHis Excellency
AppointerNational Assembly
Term lengthFive years, renewable
PrecursorPrime Minister of Suriname
Inaugural holderHenck Arron
Formation26 January 1988
DeputyDeputy Vice President of Suriname (1988–1990)
Salary116,870 USD annually[1]
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The position of Vice President was created in the Constitution of 1987, when the position of Prime Minister of Suriname was abolished. The Vice President is charged with the day-to-day management of the Council of Ministers[2] and is responsible to the President.

Ronnie Brunswijk is the incumbent Vice President of Suriname as of 16 July 2020. Brunswijk was elected on 13 July 2020 as vice president by acclamation in an uncontested election.[3] and inaugurated on 16 July on the Onafhankelijkheidsplein in Paramaribo in ceremony without public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]

Powers and duties

The powers of the President are exercised by the Vice President:

  1. In case the President is declared unfit to exercise his powers;
  2. In case the President has laid down the exercise of his powers temporarily;
  3. As long as there is no President or if he is absent;
  4. If, in the case described in article 140, prosecution against the President has been initiated.

List of vice presidents

[6]

Political parties
Vice President Term of office Political party President
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Took office Left office Time in office
1 Henck Arron
(1936–2000)		 26 January 1988 24 December 1990
[lower-alpha 1]		 2 years, 332 days NPS Ramsewak Shankar
2 Jules Wijdenbosch
(born 1942)		 7 January 1991 16 September 1991 252 days NDP Johan Kraag
3 Jules Ajodhia
(born 1945)		 16 September 1991 15 September 1996 4 years, 365 days VHP Ronald Venetiaan
4 Pretaap Radhakishun
(1934–2001)		 15 September 1996 12 August 2000 3 years, 332 days BVD Jules Wijdenbosch
(3) Jules Ajodhia
(born 1945)		 12 August 2000 12 August 2005 5 years VHP Ronald Venetiaan
5 Ramdien Sardjoe
(born 1935)		 12 August 2005 12 August 2010 5 years VHP
6 Robert Ameerali
(born 1961)		 12 August 2010 12 August 2015 5 years ABOP Dési Bouterse
7 Ashwin Adhin
(born 1980)		 12 August 2015 16 July 2020 4 years, 339 days NDP
8 Ronnie Brunswijk
(born 1961)		 16 July 2020 Incumbent 195 days
(as of 27 January 2021)		 ABOP Chan Santokhi

See also

Notes
  1. Deposed in the Telephone Coup.[7]

References
  1. "Starnieuws - Salaris alle ministers is ruim SRD 15.000 netto". www.starnieuws.com.
  2. Constitution of Suriname, 1987
  3. "Live blog: Verkiezing president en vicepresident Suriname". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "Inauguratie nieuwe president van Suriname op Onafhankelijkheidsplein". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. "Breaking: Ronnie Brunswijk ingezworen als vicepresident Suriname". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. http://www.gov.sr/kabinet-van-de-vice-president/over-het-kabinet-van-de-vicepresident/historie.aspx
  7. Howard W. French (27 December 1990). "Suriname Coup Leaders Had Power Already". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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