Vice President of Suriname
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| Vice President of Suriname Vicepresident van de Republiek Suriname |
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| Term length | Five years, renewable |
| Inaugural holder | Henck Arron |
| Formation | 26 January 1988 |
| Website | [1] |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Vice President of Suriname is the second highest political position in Suriname. The President and the Vice President are elected by the National Assembly for five years.
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[1] and is as such responsible to the President.
Ashwin Adhin has been the incumbent Vice President of Suriname since August 12, 2015.
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 of Suriname
| № | Picture | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Henck Arron (1936–2000) |
January 26, 1988 | December 24, 1990 (deposed) |
NPS |
| 2 |  |
Jules Wijdenbosch (1941–) |
January 7, 1991 | September 16, 1991 | NDP |
| 3 | |
Jules Ajodhia (1945–) |
September 16, 1991 | September 15, 1996 | VHP |
| 4 | |
Pretaap Radhakishun (1934–2001) |
September 15, 1996 | August 12, 2000 | BVD |
| 5 | |
Jules Ajodhia (1945–) |
August 12, 2000 | August 12, 2005 | VHP |
| 6 | 60px | Ramdien Sardjoe (1935–) |
August 12, 2005 | August 12, 2010 | VHP |
| 7 | |
Robert Ameerali (1961–) |
August 12, 2010 | August 12, 2015 | BEP |
| 8 | |
Ashwin Adhin (1980–) |
August 12, 2015 | Incumbent | NDP |
| Parties: National Democratic Party (NDP), National Party of Suriname (NPS), Progressive Reform Party (VHP), Basic Party for Renewal and Democracy (BVD), Brotherhood and Unity in Politics (BEP) | |||||
