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List of Prime Ministers of Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

Below is a list of office-holders 1949–1988:

In 1988 the position of Prime Minister of Suriname was abolished and replaced by a Vice President

Vice President of Suriname

Vice President of Suriname is the second highest political position in Suriname. The Vice President is elected in the same indirect way as the President in the National Assembly of Suriname, with two-thirds of votes. If no candidate gets majority after three rounds of votes, the election is carried...

, who is chairing the Council of Ministers ex officio.

#	Name	Entered Office	Left Office	Party
1	Julius Caesar de Miranda	June 1949	April 5, 1951	PSV
2	Jacques Adam Drielsma	April 5, 1951	June 4, 1951	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
3	Johann Ate Eldert Buiskool	June 4, 1951	September 6, 1952	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
4	Adrian Cornelis Jasper Marous Alberga	September 6, 1952	December 4, 1952	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
	Archibald Currie Archibald Currie (Surinamese politician) Archibald Currie was Prime Minister of Suriname from 1952 to 1955 and Governor of Suriname from 1962 to 1964. He was the first governor born in Suriname and was a member of the National Party of Suriname. There is a statue of Currie made by Jozef Klas in front of the Presidential Palace.... (acting)	December 4, 1952	August 20, 1954	NPS National Party of Suriname The National Party of Suriname is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and currently led by Ronald Venetiaan....
5	Archibald Currie Archibald Currie (Surinamese politician) Archibald Currie was Prime Minister of Suriname from 1952 to 1955 and Governor of Suriname from 1962 to 1964. He was the first governor born in Suriname and was a member of the National Party of Suriname. There is a statue of Currie made by Jozef Klas in front of the Presidential Palace....	August 20, 1954	April 16, 1955	NPS National Party of Suriname The National Party of Suriname is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and currently led by Ronald Venetiaan....
6	Johan Ferrier Johan Ferrier Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st President of Suriname from November 25, 1975, until August 13, 1980. He was that country's last governor before independence, from 1968 to 1975, and first president after it gained independence from the Netherlands...	April 16, 1955	July 16, 1958	SDP
7	Severinus Désiré Emanuels	July 16, 1958	June 1963	NPS National Party of Suriname The National Party of Suriname is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and currently led by Ronald Venetiaan....
8	Johan Adolf Pengel Johan Adolf Pengel Johan Adolf Pengel was a Surinamese politician. He was Prime Minister of Suriname from June 1963 to 5 March 1969 for the NPS....	June 1963	March 5, 1969	NPS National Party of Suriname The National Party of Suriname is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and currently led by Ronald Venetiaan....
	Arthur J. May (acting)	March 5, 1969	November 20, 1969	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
9	Jules Sedney Jules Sedney -Biography:Sedney was born in Paramaribo. He studied economics at the University of Amsterdam. He was prime minister of Suriname from 1969 to 1973. He led a multi-ethnic government that Sedney believed had the checks and balances necessary for the Suriname economy....	November 20, 1969	December 24, 1973	PNP Progressive National Party Progressive National Party can refer to the following political partiesProgressive National Party Progressive National Party Progressive National Party Progressive National Party...
10	Henck Arron Henck Arron Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron was the Prime Minister of Suriname from 24 December 1973 to 25 February 1980, when he was overthrown in a military coup d'état by Dési Bouterse...	December 24, 1973	February 25, 1980	NPS National Party of Suriname The National Party of Suriname is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and currently led by Ronald Venetiaan....
11	Hendrick Chin A. Sen	March 15, 1980	February 4, 1982	PNR
12	Henri N. Neijhorst	March 31, 1982	December 9, 1982	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
13	Liakat Ali Errol Alibux	February 26, 1983	January 8, 1984	PALU Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union The Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union is a political party in Suriname.At the last legislative elections, held on 25 May 2005, the party won 1.0% of the popular vote and no seats in the National Assembly....
14	Willem Alfred Udenhout	February 3, 1984	July 17, 1986	Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
15	Pretaap Radhakishun Pretaap Radhakishun Pretaapnarian Shawh Radhecheran Radhakishun was a Surinamese politician. He was Prime Minister of Suriname from July 1986 to April 1987....	July 17, 1986	April 7, 1987	BVD Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy The Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy is a political party in Suriname.At the last legislative elections , the party was part of the People's Alliance for Progress that won 14.5% of the popular vote and five out of 51 seats in the National Assembly....
16	Jules Wijdenbosch Jules Wijdenbosch Jules Albert Wijdenbosch is a politician in Suriname. He was a member of the National Democratic Party, which held absolute power in Suriname during the 1980s. He was Prime Minister from April 1987 until January 1988, Vice President from January 1991 until September 1991, and President from...	April 7, 1987	January 26, 1988	NDP National Democratic Party (Suriname) The National Democratic Party is a political party in Suriname. It was founded in 1987 shortly before the downfall of military dictator Dési Bouterse....
Parties: Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy The Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy is a political party in Suriname.At the last legislative elections , the party was part of the People's Alliance for Progress that won 14.5% of the popular vote and five out of 51 seats in the National Assembly.... (BVD), Surinamese Democratic Party (SDP), National Democratic Party National Democratic Party (Suriname) The National Democratic Party is a political party in Suriname. It was founded in 1987 shortly before the downfall of military dictator Dési Bouterse.... (NDP), Nationalist Republican Party (PNR), National Party of Suriname National Party of Suriname The National Party of Suriname is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and currently led by Ronald Venetiaan.... (NPS), Progressive National Party Progressive National Party Progressive National Party can refer to the following political partiesProgressive National Party Progressive National Party Progressive National Party Progressive National Party... (PNP), Progressive Reform Party Progressive Reform Party (Suriname) The Progressive Reform Party is a Hindustani political party in Suriname.At the last legislative elections , the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development that won 31.6% of the popular vote and 14 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly... (VHP), Progressive Suriname People's Party (PSV), Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union The Progressive Workers' and Farmers' Union is a political party in Suriname.At the last legislative elections, held on 25 May 2005, the party won 1.0% of the popular vote and no seats in the National Assembly.... (PALU)

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