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Vice President of Suriname

Vice President of Suriname

Deputy head of state and deputy head of government of Suriname

The 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.

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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

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Political parties
  Party for National Unity and Solidarity (KTPI)
  National Party of Suriname (NPS)
  National Democratic Party (NDP)
  Progressive Reform Party (VHP)
  Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy (BVD)
  General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP)

Vice President of Suriname (1988–present)

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Deputy Vice President of Suriname (1988–1990)

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Timeline

Ronnie BrunswijkAshwin AdhinRobert AmeeraliRamdien SardjoePretaap RadhakishunJules AjodhiaJules WijdenboschWilly SoemitaHenck Arron

See also

Notes

  1. Deposed in the Telephone Coup.[7]
  2. Deposed in the Telephone Coup.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Starnieuws - Salaris alle ministers is ruim SRD 15.000 netto". www.starnieuws.com.
  2. [2]
    Constitution of Suriname, 1987
  3. [3]
    "Live blog: Verkiezing president en vicepresident Suriname". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Inauguratie nieuwe president van Suriname op Onafhankelijkheidsplein". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Breaking: Ronnie Brunswijk ingezworen als vicepresident Suriname". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Kabinet van de Vicepresident - Historie". www.gov.sr. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018.
  7. [7]
    Howard W. French (27 December 1990). "Suriname Coup Leaders Had Power Already". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Politiebond steunt vredesakkoord Suriname". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 2 August 1989. p. 16.
  9. [9]
    Howard W. French (27 December 1990). "Suriname Coup Leaders Had Power Already". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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