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Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname
Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée
Incumbent Marinus Bee since 14 July 2020
Seat	Paramaribo
Term length	Five years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Emile Wijntuin
Formation	25 November 1975

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The chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname (Dutch: Voorzitter van De Nationale Assemblée) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Suriname.

List of chairmen

The following is a complete list of office-holders since independence in 1975:

Political parties

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Refs
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Emile Wijntuin (1924–2020)	25 November 1975	15 August 1980	4 years, 264 days	PSV
Assembly dismissed (15 August 1980 – 15 January 1986)
2		Ulrich Aron (born c. 1944)	15 January 1986	10 December 1987	1 year, 329 days	VFB
3		Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001)	14 December 1987	9 October 1996	8 years, 300 days	VHP
4		Marijke Djwalapersad (born 1951)	10 October 1996	23 July 2000	3 years, 287 days	BVD
(3)		Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001)	24 July 2000	19 October 2001	1 year, 87 days	VHP
5		Ram Sardjoe (born 1935)	6 November 2001	30 June 2005	3 years, 236 days	VHP
6		Paul Somohardjo (born 1943)	30 June 2005	30 June 2010	5 years	PL
7		Jennifer Simons (born 1953)	30 June 2010	28 June 2020	9 years, 364 days	NDP
8		Ronnie Brunswijk (born 1961)	29 June 2020	14 July 2020	15 days	ABOP
9		Marinus Bee (born 1971)	14 July 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 172 days (as of 2 January 2025)	ABOP

Timeline

See also

• List of chairmen of the Estates of Suriname

Notes

1. Dismissed after the Sergeants' Coup.

References

1. ^ "De Nationale Assemblée: Lijst van Oud-Voorzitters" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. "H.E. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons – Global Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament".
3. "Live blog: Verkiezing parlementsvoorzitter". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 June 2020.
4. "Nieuwe voorzitter DNA wordt dinsdag gekozen". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
5. "Brunswijk: Bee zal voorzittershamer Assemblee overnemen". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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