| Chairman of Estates of Suriname | |
|---|---|
| Voorzitter van De Staten van Suriname | |
Karel Johannes van Erpecum [nl] 14 May 1935 – 6 April 1942 | |
| Seat | Paramaribo |
| Appointer | Estates of Suriname |
| Formation | 14 May 1935 |
| First holder | Karel Johannes van Erpecum [nl] |
| Final holder | Emile Wijntuin |
| Abolished | 25 November 1975 |
| Succession | Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname |
The chairman of the Estates of Suriname (Dutch: Voorzitter van De Staten) was the presiding officer of the Estates of Suriname.
The following is a complete list of office-holders from 1935 to 1975:[1]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
|
Karel Johannes van Erpecum [nl] (1881–1963) |
14 May 1935 | 6 April 1942 | 6 years, 327 days | Independent |
| 2 | 
|
Julius del Prado [nl] (1886–1945) |
7 April 1942 | 8 October 1943 | 1 year, 184 days | Independent |
| 3 |
|
Gerrit Fikkert [nl] (1911–2008) |
25 October 1943 | 4 April 1944 | 162 days | Independent |
| (2) |
|
Julius del Prado [nl] (1886–1945) |
4 April 1944 | 31 March 1945 | 361 days | Independent |
| 4 | 
|
Frederik Lim A Po [nl] (1900–1957) |
3 April 1945 | 31 March 1947 | 1 year, 362 days | NPS |
| 5 | 
|
Henry Lucien de Vries (1909–1987) |
1 April 1947 | 6 January 1949 | 1 year, 280 days | |
| 6 | 
|
Gerard van der Schroeff [nl] (1913–2000) |
22 March 1949 | 1 April 1951 | 2 years, 10 days | NPS |
| (4) |
|
Frederik Lim A Po [nl] (1900–1957) |
10 May 1951 | 6 May 1953 | 1 year, 361 days | NPS |
| 7 |
|
Huerta Milano Celvius Bergen [nl] (1915–1994?) |
15 May 1953 | 3 January 1955 | 1 year, 233 days | NPS |
| 8 | 
|
Johan Adolf Pengel (1916–1970) |
26 January 1955 | 9 May 1955 | 103 days | NPS |
| 9 |
|
Hendrik Carel van Ommeren [nl] (1896–1996) |
14 May 1955 | 28 January 1957 | 1 year, 259 days | NPS |
| 10 |
|
Stuart Harry Axwijk [nl] (1920–1961) |
7 February 1957 | 9 July 1958 | 1 year, 152 days | SDP [nl] |
| 11 | 
|
Johan Kraag (1913–1996) |
16 July 1958 | 14 May 1963 | 4 years, 304 days | NPS |
| 12 |
|
Emile de la Fuente [nl] (1898–1977) |
30 May 1963 | 6 January 1964 | 221 days | NPS |
| 13 | 
|
Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001) |
28 February 1964 | 11 May 1967 | 3 years, 72 days | VHP |
| 14 | 
|
Olton van Genderen (1913–1990) |
16 May 1967 | 1 September 1969 | 2 years, 108 days | NPS |
| 15 |
|
Clemens Ramkisoen Biswamitre [nl] (1897–1980) |
1 September 1969 | 18 November 1969 | 78 days | SDP [nl] |
| (13) |
|
Jagernath Lachmon (1916–2001) |
18 November 1969 | 15 December 1973 | 4 years, 27 days | VHP |
| (14) |
|
Olton van Genderen (1913–1990) |
15 December 1973 | 28 December 1973 | 13 days | NPS |
| 16 | 
|
Emile Wijntuin (1924–2020) |
28 December 1973 | 25 November 1975 | 1 year, 332 days | PSV |
