Vice President of Suriname

Vice President of the Republic of Suriname
Vicepresident van de Republiek Suriname
Incumbent Ronnie Brunswijk since 16 July 2020
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	National Assembly
Term length	Five years, renewable indefinitely
Precursor	Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	Henck Arron
Formation	25 January 1988
Deputy	Deputy Vice President (1988–1990)
Salary	116,870 USD annually[1]
Website	Cabinet of the Vice-President

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The vice president of Suriname (Dutch: Vicepresident van de Republiek Suriname) is the second-highest political position in Suriname, after the president. The president and the vice president are elected by the National Assembly for five-year terms.

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^[2] and is responsible to the President.

Ronnie Brunswijk is the incumbent vice president of Suriname as of 16 July 2020. Brunswijk was elected on 13 July 2020 as vice president by acclamation in an uncontested election^[3] and inaugurated on 16 July on the Onafhankelijkheidsplein in Paramaribo in ceremony without public due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4][5]

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.

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Political parties

Vice President			Term of office			Political party	President
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Henck Arron (1936–2000)	25 January 1988	24 December 1990 [a]	2 years, 333 days	NPS	Ramsewak Shankar (VHP)
2		Jules Wijdenbosch (born 1941)	7 January 1991	16 September 1991	252 days	NDP	Johan Kraag (NPS)
3		Jules Ajodhia (1945–2024)	16 September 1991	15 September 1996	4 years, 365 days	VHP	Ronald Venetiaan (NPS)
4		Pretaap Radhakishun (1934–2001)	15 September 1996	12 August 2000	3 years, 332 days	BVD	Jules Wijdenbosch (NDP)
(3)		Jules Ajodhia (1945–2024)	12 August 2000	12 August 2005	5 years	VHP	Ronald Venetiaan (NPS)
5		Ramdien Sardjoe (born 1935)	12 August 2005	12 August 2010	5 years	VHP
6		Robert Ameerali (born 1961)	12 August 2010	12 August 2015	5 years	ABOP	Dési Bouterse (NDP)
7		Ashwin Adhin (born 1980)	12 August 2015	16 July 2020	4 years, 339 days	NDP
8		Ronnie Brunswijk (born 1961)	16 July 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 199 days (as of 31 January 2025)	ABOP	Chan Santokhi (VHP)

Deputy Vice President			Term of office			Political party	Vice President
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Willy Soemita (1936–2022) [8]	25 January 1988	24 December 1990 [b]	2 years, 333 days	KTPI	Arron (NPS)

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