President of Suriname

The President of the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: President van de Republiek Suriname) is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname, and commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (SNL).

President of Suriname President van de Republiek Suriname
Standard of the President of Suriname
Incumbent Chan Santokhi since 16 July 2020
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Presidential Palace
Term length	Five years, renewable
Inaugural holder	Johan Ferrier
Formation	25 November 1975
Deputy	Vice President of Suriname
Salary	133,560 USD annually
Website	[1]

List of presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Johan Ferrier (1910–2010)	25 November 1975	13 August 1980	4 years, 262 days	National Party of Suriname
2		Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934–1999)	15 August 1980	4 February 1982	1 year, 173 days	Nationalist Republican Party
3		Fred Ramdat Misier (1926–2004)	8 February 1982	25 January 1988	5 years, 351 days	Independent
4		Ramsewak Shankar (1937–)	25 January 1988	24 December 1990	2 years, 333 days	Progressive Reform Party (Suriname)
5		Johan Kraag (1913–1996)	29 December 1990	15 September 1991	261 days	National Party of Suriname
6		Ronald Venetiaan (1937–)	15 September 1991	15 September 1996	4 years, 365 days	National Party of Suriname
7		Jules Wijdenbosch (1942–)	15 September 1996	12 August 2000	3 years, 332 days	National Democratic Party (Suriname)
8		Ronald Venetiaan (1937–)	12 August 2000	12 August 2010	10 years, 0 days	National Party of Suriname
9		Dési Bouterse (1945–)	12 August 2010	16 July 2020	9 years, 339 days	National Democratic Party (Suriname)
10		Chandrikapersad Santokhi (1959–)	16 July 2020	Incumbent	3 years, 258 days	Progressive Reform Party (Suriname)