Chan Santokhi

Chan Santokhi
चान संतोखी
Official portrait, 2020
9th President of Suriname
Assumed office
16 July 2020
Vice PresidentRonnie Brunswijk
Preceded byDési Bouterse
Leader of the Progressive Reform Party
Assumed office
3 July 2011
Preceded byRamdien Sardjoe
Member of the National Assembly
In office
12 August 2010 – 16 July 2020
ConstituencyWanica District
Minister of Justice and Police
In office
1 September 2005 – 13 August 2010
PresidentRonald Venetiaan
Preceded bySiegfried Gilds
Succeeded byLamuré Latour (ad interim)
Martin Misiedjan
Chairman of the Caribbean Community
In office
1 July 2022[1] – 31 December 2022
Secretary-GeneralCarla Barnett
Preceded byJohnny Briceño[1]
Succeeded byPhilip Davis
Personal details
Born
Chandrikapersad Santokhi

(1959-02-03) 3 February 1959 (age 65)
Lelydorp, Suriname District, Suriname (present-day Wanica District, Suriname)
Political partyProgressive Reform Party
Spouse(s)
Unknown
(divorced)

(m. 2020)
Children2
Alma materNederlandse Politieacademie, Apeldoorn (BS)
AwardsHonorary Order of the Yellow Star (2010)[2]
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman (2023)
NicknameSheriff

Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi (Dutch: [tɕɑnˈdrikaːpɛrˌsɑt sɑnˈtɔki]; Sarnami: चंद्रिकापेर्साद सांतोखी, pronounced [cⁿd̪rikɑːpərəsɑːd̪ə sⁿt̪oːkʰiː]; born 3 February 1959) is a Surinamese politician and former police officer who is the 9th president of Suriname, since 2020. After winning the 2020 elections, Santokhi was the sole nominee for president of Suriname. On 13 July, Santokhi was elected president by acclamation in an uncontested election. He was inaugurated on 16 July.[3]

  1. ^ a b Rotation schedule caricom.org [dead link]
  2. ^ "H.E. Chandrikapersad Santokhi". Archived from the original on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
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