List of colonial heads of Suriname (Netherlands Guiana)

List of Colonial Heads of 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...

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Term	Incumbent	Notes
English Suzerainty
English settlement at Willoughby 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...
1650 to 1654	Anthony Rowse, Governor
1654 to 27 February 1667	William Byam, Governor
Dutch Suzerainty
Dutch colony
27 February 1667 to 18 October 1667	Maurits de Rama, Governor
18 October 1667 to 3 November 1667	John Harman John Harman Sir John Andrew Harman is a former Chairman of the Environment Agency.-Early life:He attended the independent St George's College, Weybridge. From the University of Manchester he gained a BSc degree in , then did a PGCE at Huddersfield College of Education.-Career:He was a maths teacher at... , Governor
3 November 1667 to 1 February 1668	Samuel Barry, Governor
1668 to 18 June 1669	Abraham Crijnssen Abraham Crijnssen Abraham Crijnssen was a Dutch naval commander, notable for capturing Suriname from the British in 1667 during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. The minesweeper HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen and the frigate HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen have been named after him.-Suriname recaptured:... , acting Governor
1669 to 1671	Philip Julius Lichtenberg, Governor
1671 to 1677	Pierre Versterre, acting Governor
1677	Abel Thisso, acting Governor
1677 to 1678	Tobias Adriaensen, Governor
1678 to April 1680	Johannes Heinsius, Governor
1680	Everhard van Hemert, acting Governor
1680 to 1683	Laurens Verboom, acting Governor
1683 to 19 July 1688	Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck was the first governor of Suriname after the establishment of the Society of Suriname in 1683. He was governor from 28 November 1683 until he was murdered on 19 July 1688... , Governor
1688 to 1689	Abraham van Vredenburgh, acting Governor
1689 to 1696	Johan van Scharphuizen Johan van Scharphuizen Joan or Johan van Scharphuysen, Scharphuizen or Jan van Scherpenhuizen was a Dutch colonist, a judge in Suriname, a slave-trader, colonial governor from 1689 to 1696 on behalf of the Society of Surinam, and a considerable plantation-owner.-Life:Van Scharphuizen most probably had his roots in... , Governor
14 May 1696 to 2 March 1707	Paulus van der Veen Paulus van der Veen Paul van der Veen Doens was a Dutch colonial governor. From 1696 to 1706 he was governor of Suriname, succeeding Johan van Scharphuizen. For twenty-five years, until his death, he was a member of the board of the Society of Surinam.He was the son of Balthasar van der Veen and Susanna Pels... , Governor
2 March 1707 to 27 September 1707	William de Gruyter, Governor
27 September 1707 to 19 January 1710	Francis Anthonie de Rayneval, acting Governor	1st time
19 January 1710 to 28 July 1715	Johan de Goyer, Governor
28 July 1715 to 22 January 1716	Francis Anthonie de Rayneval, acting Governor	2nd time
22 January 1716 to 4 October 1717	Johan de Mahony, Governor
4 October 1717 to 2 March 1718	Francis Anthonie de Rayneval, acting Governor	3rd time
2 March 1718 to 4 September 1721	Jan Coetier, Governor
4 September 1721 to 1 March 1722	Francis Anthonie de Rayneval, acting Governor	4th time
1 March 1722 to 17 September 1727	Hendrik Temminck, Governor-General
17 September 1727 to 9 November 1728	Francis Anthonie de Rayneval, acting Governor-General	5th time
9 November 1728 to 26 January 1734	Karel Emilius Henry de Cheusses, Governor-General
26 January 1734 to 11 December 1734	Johan Fredrik Cornelis de Vries, acting Governor-General	1st time
11 December 1734 to 26 January 1735	Jacob Alexander Henry de Cheusses, Governor-General
26 January 1735 to 4 March 1735	Johan Fredrik Cornelis de Vries, acting Governor-General	2nd time
4 March 1735 to 22 December 1735	Council
22 December 1735 to 11 August 1737	Johan Raye van Brenelerwaard, Governor-General
11 August 1737 to 15 October 1742	Gerrit van de Schepper, Governor-General
15 October 1742 to 23 April 1751	Johan Jacob Mauricius, Governor-General
23 April 1751 to 7 September 1752	Hendrik Ernst baron van Spörcke, acting Governor-General
7 September 1752 to 22 October 1754	Wigbold Crommelin, acting Governor-General	1st time
22 October 1754 to 24 August 1756	Pieter Albert van der Meer, Governor-General
24 August 1756 to 21 January 1757	Jan Nepveu, acting Governor-General	1st time
21 January 1757 to 22 November 1768	Wigbold Crommelin, Governor-General	Acting to 20 September 1757, 2nd time
22 November 1768 to 27 February 1779	Jan Nepveu, Governor-General	Acting to 8 March 1770, 2nd time
27 February 1779 to 23 September 1783	Bernard Texier, Governor-General
23 September 1783 to 24 December 1784	Wolphert Jacob Beeldsnijder Matroos, acting Governor-General
24 December 1784 to 15 June 1790	Jan Gerhard Wichers, Governor-General
15 June 1790 to 20 August 1799	Juriaan François Frederici, Governor-General	Acting to 24 August 1792
British Occupation
20 August 1799 to 4 December 1802	Juriaan François Frederici, Governor-General
Dutch Suzerainty
4 December 1802 to 9 December 1803	Willem Otto Blois van Treslong, acting Governor-General
9 December 1803 to 9 May 1804	Pierre Beranger, Commissioner-General
British Occupation
9 May 1804 to 15 April 1805	Sir Charles Green Charles Green Charles Green may refer to:* Charles Green , British astronomer, traveled with James Cook* Charles Green , England's most famous balloonist of the 19th century... , Governor-General
15 April 1805 to 27 September 1808	William Carlyon Hughes, Lieutenant Governor
27 September 1808 to 4 May 1809	Sir John Wardlau Bar, acting Governor-General
4 May 1809 to 8 November 1811	Charles Bentinck, Earl of Bentinck, Chief Commissioner
8 November 1811 to 27 February 1816	Pinson Bonham, acting Governor-General
Dutch Suzerainty
27 February 1816 to 18 July 1816	Willem Benjamin van Panhuys, Governor-General
18 July 1816 to 1 April 1822	Cornelis Reinhard Vaillant, Governor-General
1 April 1822 to 12 October 1827	Abraham de Veer, Governor-General
12 October 1827 to 1 August 1828	Johannes Graaf van den Bosch, Commissioner-General
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1 August 1828 to 19 December 1831	Paulus Roelof Cantz'laar, Governor-General
19 December 1831 to 5 June 1838	Evert Ludolph baron van Heeckeren, Governor-General	Acting to 6 May 1832
5 June 1838 to 16 July 1839	Philippus de Kanter, acting Governor-General	1st time
16 July 1839 to 31 March 1842	Julius Constantijn Rijk, Governor-General
31 March 1842 to 15 November 1842	Philippus de Kanter, acting Governor-General	2nd time
15 November 1842 to 16 July 1845	Burchard Jean Elias, Governor-General
16 July 1845 to 13 October 1845	Philippus de Kanter, acting Governor-General	3rd time
13 October 1845 to 27 January 1848	Reinier Frederik baron van Raders, Governor-General
Separate colony
27 January 1848 to 1 March 1852	Reinier Frederik baron van Raders, Governor-General
1 March 1852 to 14 June 1852	Philippus de Kanter, acting Governor-General	4th time
14 June 1852 to 22 June 1852	Coenrad Barends, acting Governor-General
22 June 1852 to 25 August 1855	Johann George Otto Stuart von Schmidt auf Altenstadt, Governor-General
25 August 1855 to 11 August 1859	Charles Pierre Schimpf, Governor-General
11 August 1859 to 29 June 1867	Reinhart Frans van Lansberge, Governor-General
29 June 1867 to 1 August 1873	Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga, Governor-General
1 August 1873 to 1 November 1882	Cornelis Ascanius van Sypesteyn, Governor-General
1 November 1882 to 30 July 1885	Johannes Herbert August Willem baron van Heerdt tot Eversberg, Governor-General
30 July 1885 to 18 July 1888	Hendrik Jan Smidt Hendrik Jan Smidt Hendrik Jan Smidt is a Dutch politician.-References:... , Governor-General
18 July 1888 to 30 January 1889	Warmolt Tonckens, acting Governor-General	1st time
30 January 1889 to 27 June 1891	Maurits Adriaan de Savornin Lohman, Governor-General
27 June 1891 to 12 May 1896	Titus Anthony Jacob van Asch van Wijck Titus van Asch van Wijck Jonkheer Titus Anthony Jacob van Asch van Wijck was a Dutch nobleman, politician and colonial governor of Suriname. He was the son of Matthias Margarethus van Asch van Wijck and the grandson of Hubert Matthijs Adriaan Jan van Asch van Wijck, both prominent politicians. T. A. J... , Governor-General
12 May 1896 to 4 October 1902	Warmolt Tonckens, Governor-General	2nd time
4 October 1902 to 12 September 1905	Cornelis Lely Cornelis Lely Cornelis Lely was a Dutch civil engineer and statesman. He first designed and then realised by a law the Zuiderzee Works, a major project that turned the Zuiderzee into a lake, and converting a huge area into dry land.-Career outline:From 1886 to 1891, Lely led the technical research team that... , Governor-General
12 September 1905 to 18 November 1905	David Hendrick Havelaar, acting Governor-General
18 November 1905 to 28 February 1908	Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg was a Dutch politician of the Anti Revolutionary Party who served as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.... , Governor-General
28 February 1908 to 10 August 1908	Pieter Hofstede Crull, acting Governor-General	1st time
10 August 1908 to 30 June 1911	Dirk Fock Dirk Fock Dirk Fock was a Dutch politician, Governor of Suriname , President of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands and Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies .-Education:After attending Gymnasium Haganum, Fock studied law at the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden from 1875 to... , Governor-General
30 June 1911 to 14 July 1911	Louis Marie Rollin Couquerque, Governor-General
14 July 1911 to 17 October 1911	Pieter Hofstede Crull, acting Governor-General	2nd time
17 October 1911 to 25 November 1916	Willem Dirk Hendrik baron van Asbeck, Governor-General
25 November 1916 to 25 November 1919	Gerard Johan Staal, Governor-General	1st time
25 November 1919 to 15 July 1920	Lambertus Johannes Rietberg, Governor-General	1st time
15 July 1920 to 16 December 1920	Gerard Johan Staal, Governor-General	2nd time
16 December 1920 to 23 May 1921	Lambertus Johannes Rietberg, Governor-General	2nd time
23 May 1921 to 21 May 1924	Aarnoud Jan Anne Aleid baron van Reemstra, Governor-General	1st time
21 May 1924 to 18 September 1924	Lambertus Johannes Rietberg, Governor-General	3rd time
18 September 1924 to 21 February 1925	Jan Luchies Nysingh, Governor-General
21 February 1925 to 1 April 1928	Aarnoud Jan Anne Aleid baron van Reemstra, Governor-General	2nd time
1 April 1928 to 16 August 1933	Abraham "Bram" Arnold Lodewijk Rutgers, Governor-General
16 August 1933 to 3 January 1944	Johannes Coenraad Kielstra, Governor-General
16 August 1935 to 12 April 1936	Johannes Cornelis Brons, acting Governor-General	Acting for Kielstra, 1st time
September 1938 to January 1939	Johannes Cornelis Brons, acting Governor-General	Acting for Kielstra, 2nd time
3 January 1944 to 2 August 1948	Johannes Cornelis Brons, Governor-General	3rd time
2 August 1948 to 20 September 1948	Willem Huender, Governor-General
Renamed Surinam
20 September 1948 to 2 December 1949	Willem Huender, Governor-General
2 December 1949 to 15 December 1954	Jan Klaasesz, Governor-General
Autonomous part of The Netherlands, end of colonial status
15 December 1954 to 11 February 1956	Jan Klaasesz, Governor-General
11 February 1956 to 18 March 1963	Jan van Tilburg, Governor-General
19 March 1963 to 22 August 1964	Archibald Currie Archibald Currie (Surinamese politician) Archibald Currie was Prime Minister of Suriname from 1952 to 1955 and Governor of Suriname from 1962 to 1964. He was the first governor born in Suriname and was a member of the National Party of Suriname. There is a statue of Currie made by Jozef Klas in front of the Presidential Palace.... , Governor-General	Acting to 1 May 1963
22 August 1964 to 26 February 1965	François Haverschmidt, acting Governor-General
26 February 1965 to 12 August 1968	Henri Lucien de Vries, Governor-General
12 August 1968 to 25 November 1975	Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier Johan Ferrier Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st President of Suriname from November 25, 1975, until August 13, 1980. He was that country's last governor before independence, from 1968 to 1975, and first president after it gained independence from the Netherlands... , Governor-General
25 November 1975	Independence as Republic of 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...

For continuation after independence, see: President of Suriname

President of Suriname

The President of the Republic of Suriname is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief of Suriname....

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