Ashwin Adhin

Ashwin Adhin
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
2015
ConstituencyParamaribo District
7th Vice President of Suriname
In office
12 August 2015 – 16 July 2020
PresidentDési Bouterse
Preceded byRobert Ameerali
Succeeded byRonnie Brunswijk
Personal details
Born (1980-06-10) 10 June 1980 (age 44)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Political partyNational Democratic Party

Michael Ashwin Satyandre Adhin (born 10 June 1980)[1] is a Surinamese educator, politician, and was the Vice President of Suriname between 2015[2] and 2020. He is a member of the National Democratic Party.[3] At the age of 35, he became the youngest vice president in the history of Suriname to lead the Council of Ministers.[2] Adhin is a Hindu of Indian descent.

In July 2013, Adhin became Minister of Education in the cabinet of President Dési Bouterse, replacing Shirley Sitaldin.[4] After the 2015 Surinamese general election, in which Adhin was elected to the National Assembly for the electoral district of Paramaribo, he was inaugurated as vice president on 12 August 2015,[3][5][6] and served until 16 July 2020. Adhin was succeeded by Ronnie Brunswijk.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Minister Michael Ashwin Adhin van Onderwijs jarig" (in Dutch). Waterkant.net. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Adhin jongste vicepresident Suriname". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 13 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Bouterse herkozen als president Suriname" (in Dutch). BN De Stem. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Michael Ashwin Adhin wordt de nieuwe minister van Onderwijs" (in Dutch). StarNieuws. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Hr. Ir. Ashwin M.S. Adhin Msc" (in Dutch). National Assembly of Suriname. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Michael Ashwin Adhin is vicepresident" (in Dutch). Starnieuws.com. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Vandaag verkiezingen van president en vice-president Suriname". Waterkant (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Live blog: Verkiezing president en vicepresident Suriname". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2020.