Jennifer "Jenny" Simons, married Geerlings (Paramaribo

Paramaribo

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...

, 5 september) is a Suriname

Suriname

Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...

se politician. On June 30, 2010 she was elected as Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname

National Assembly of Suriname

The National Assembly is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in the Republic of Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature...

 with 26 out of 50 votes. Simons is the second female chairman of the Surinamese Parlement

Parlement

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Simons was first elected member of the National assembly in 2005, representing the district of Paramaribo

Paramaribo

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 250,000 people, more than half of Suriname's population...

. She is vice-chairperson of the National Democratic Party

National Democratic Party (Suriname)

The National Democratic Party is a political party in Suriname. It was founded in 1987 shortly before the downfall of military dictator Dési Bouterse....

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Family

On July 29, 1981 Simons married Glenn Geerlings. They have 3 children: Edward, Jonathan en Naomi.