The Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname () was a title given to a member of the Cabinet of Ministers of Suriname between 1954 and 1988, often to recognize members of other parties in the ruling coalition. The deputy prime minister served as acting prime minister in the absence of the Prime Minister of Suriname.

This position was abolished when the current Constitution of Suriname went into effect in 1988; however, its functions were continued in the extra-constitutional position of Deputy Vice President () from 1988 to 1990.

List of officeholders

Deputy prime ministers of Suriname (1954–1988) PortraitNamePortfolioTerm of officePolitical partyCabinet Took office Left office Time in officeSuriname (constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)Vacant (16 December 1954 – 25 June 1958) 1 Alfred Morpurgo Minister of Education and Population Development 25 June 1958 30 June 1963 PSV Emanuels 2 Sewraam Rambaran Mishre Minister of Justice and Police 30 June 1963 15 February 1964 VHP Pengel I 3Johan Kraag Minister of Social Affairs 15 February 1964 15 March 1967 NPS Pengel I Minister of Employment and Social Affairs 15 March 1967 5 March 1969 Pengel IIVacant (5 March 1969 – 20 November 1969) 4 Harry Radhakishun Minister of Finance 20 November 1969 24 December 1973 VHP Sedney 5 Olton van Genderen Minister of District Administration and Decentralisation 24 December 1973 25 November 1975 NPS Arron IRepublic of Suriname 1Olton van Genderen Minister of District Administration and Decentralisation 25 November 1975 28 December 1977 NPS Arron I Minister of the Interior 28 December 1977 25 February 1980 Arron IIVacant (25 February 1980 – 15 August 1980) 2 André Haakmat Minister of Foreign Affairsand Justice and Police 15 August 1980 7 January 1981 PNR Chin A SenVacant (7 January 1981 – 31 March 1982) 3 Harvey Naarendorp Minister of Foreign Affairs 31 March 1982 9 December 1982 Independent Neijhorst 4 Winston Caldeira Minister of Finance and Planning 26 February 1983 8 January 1984 PALU Alibux 5 Frank Leeflang Minister of the Interiorand Justice 3 February 1984 26 June 1985 VFB UdenhoutVacant (26 June 1985 – 17 July 1986) 6 Jules Wijdenbosch Minister of the Interior,District Government and People's Mobilization,and Justice 17 July 1986 7 April 1987 VFB Radhakishun 7 Harry Kensmil Minister of Natural Resources and Energy 7 April 1987 25 January 1988 NPS Wijdenbosch I

Deputy Vice President of Suriname (1988–1990) PortraitNamePortfolioTerm of officePolitical partyCabinet Took office Left office Time in office 1 Willy Soemita Minister of Social Affairs and Housing 25 January 1988 24 December 1990 KTPI Shankar

Timeline

See also Politics of Suriname List of prime ministers of Suriname List of colonial governors of Suriname President of Suriname First Lady of Suriname Vice President of Suriname

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