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Suriname

Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 385 entities connected with Suriname. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Suriname. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Suriname

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in Suriname.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 290 entities identified as PEPs connected with Suriname.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
President of Suriname-41
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries--1
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, & Fisheries1--
Minister of Defence of Suriname-41
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Economic Affairs of Suriname-11
Minister of Economic Affairs, Entrepreneurship, & Technological Innovation1--
Minister of Education, Science, & Culture111
Minister of Finance & Planning1--
Minister of Finance of Suriname--1
Minister of Foreign Affairs-57
Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, & International Cooperation1--
Minister of Health1--
Minister of Health of Suriname--1
Minister of Internal Affairs--1
Minister of Justice & Police1--
Minister of Justice and Police of Suriname-21
Minister of Labor, Employment and Youth Affairs-11
Minister of Labor, Employment, & Youth Affairs1--
Minister of Land and Forest Management--2
Minister of Land Policy & Forest Management1--
Minister of Natural Resources1--
Minister of Public Works1--
Minister of Regional Development & Sports1--
Minister of Social Affairs & Housing1--
Minister of Social Affairs and Housing--1
Minister of Spatial Planning & the Environment1--
Minister of Spatial Planning and the Environment--1
Minister of the Interior1--
Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism-2-
Minister of Transport, Communications and Tourism--1
Minister of Transport, Communications, & Tourism1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname-41
Member of the National Assembly-5136
member of the National Assembly of Suriname-468
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Commander of the Armed Forces of Suriname-61
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to Suriname-21
ambassador of Indonesia to Suriname--1
ambassador of the Netherlands to Suriname--1
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Suriname-5-
Ambassador to the US1--
embajador de España en Surinam-1-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname1--
President of the Republic of Suriname1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...